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Fern Park is a big small town of 7,981 people in Seminole County, Florida. It's about 17 miles from Orlando, FL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $347k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,981people
$347kTypical home
$1,612/moRent
92° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,981
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,981 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Orlando, FL
- 17 mi to Orlando, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $347k (≈$2,188/mo)
- Median rent $1,612/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (926 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SFB airport
- 11 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 98 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 97 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,981 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 158 bars within 25 mi
- 535 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Seminole County: R+4 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High 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