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Florida Ridge is a small city of 20,889 people in Indian River County, Florida. It's about 15 miles from Sebastian, FL and 78 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 $288k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,889people
$288kTypical home
$1,342/moRent
91° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,889
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,944 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Orlando, FL
- 15 mi to Sebastian, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,815/mo)
- Median rent $1,342/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 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
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (658 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to VRB airport
- 65 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 399 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 76 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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