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Daytona Beach Shores is a big small town of 5,188 people in Volusia County, Florida. It's about 23 miles from Deltona, FL and 55 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $438k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,188people
$438kTypical home
$1,505/moRent
89° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
232Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,188
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,296 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Orlando, FL
- 23 mi to Deltona, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $438k (≈$2,761/mo)
- Median rent $1,505/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 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 67
- 4% of households have kids
- 53% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to DAB airport
- 31 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 15% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 451 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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