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Ferndale is a tiny town of 359 people in Lake County, Florida. It's about 23 miles from Wildwood, FL and 30 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $321k and rent runs about $2k a month.
359people
$321kTypical home
$1,586/moRent
93° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 359
- Part of a metro area
- About 134 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Orlando, FL
- 23 mi to Wildwood, FL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $321k (≈$2,023/mo)
- Median rent $1,586/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 72°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
- 113 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 (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,391 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MCO airport
- 27 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 108 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 218 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,726 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 138 bars within 25 mi
- 433 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Florida districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+25 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.