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Doctor Phillips is a big small town of 12,984 people in Orange County, Florida. It's about 15 miles from Orlando, FL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $530k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,984people
$530kTypical home
$2,393/moRent
92° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,984
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,815 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Orlando, FL
- 15 mi to Orlando, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $530k (≈$3,342/mo)
- Median rent $2,393/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 71°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,043 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 20% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MCO airport
- 11 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 149 bars within 25 mi
- 573 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: D+14 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