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Dundee is a big small town of 5,863 people in Polk County, Florida. It's about 22 miles from Lakeland, FL and 34 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 74°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,863people
$248kTypical home
$1,628/moRent
93° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,863
- Part of a metro area
- About 525 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Orlando, FL
- 22 mi to Lakeland, FL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,563/mo)
- Median rent $1,628/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 74°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
- 110 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
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (854 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to LAL airport
- 34 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 144 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 85 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 574 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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