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Davenport is a big small town of 13,238 people in Polk County, Florida. It's about 22 miles from Lakeland, FL and 28 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $333k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,238people
$333kTypical home
$1,639/moRent
93° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,238
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,009 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Orlando, FL
- 22 mi to Lakeland, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $333k (≈$2,102/mo)
- Median rent $1,639/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 73°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (340 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 47% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MCO airport
- 26 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2015
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 118 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 113 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 267 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+21 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.