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Daytona Beach is a mid-size city of 78,992 people in Volusia County, Florida. It's about 21 miles from Deltona, FL and 55 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $1k a month.
78,992people
$288kTypical home
$1,328/moRent
90° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
263Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 78,992
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,172 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Orlando, FL
- 21 mi to Deltona, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,814/mo)
- Median rent $1,328/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 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 (132 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (463 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 19% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to DAB airport
- 30 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 551 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 76 bars within 25 mi
- 115 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Volusia County: R+22 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