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Dade City is a big small town of 8,152 people in Pasco County, Florida. It's about 25 miles from Lakeland, FL and 32 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $241k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,152people
$241kTypical home
$1,061/moRent
90° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,152
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,075 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Tampa, FL
- 25 mi to Lakeland, FL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,518/mo)
- Median rent $1,061/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (296 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,569 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to LAL airport
- 33 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 98 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 118 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 451 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 106 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pasco County: R+25 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk