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Fellsmere is a small town of 4,953 people in Indian River County, Florida. It's about 9 miles from Sebastian, FL and 62 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,953people
$175kTypical home
$1,158/moRent
91° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,953
- Part of a metro area
- About 86 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Orlando, FL
- 9 mi to Sebastian, FL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,106/mo)
- Median rent $1,158/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 73°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (454 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 50% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to VRB airport
- 65 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 326 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Florida districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Indian River County: R+27 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk