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Forest City is a small city of 15,312 people in Seminole County, Florida. It's about 21 miles from Orlando, FL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $370k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,312people
$370kTypical home
$1,777/moRent
92° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,312
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,562 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Orlando, FL
- 21 mi to Orlando, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $370k (≈$2,333/mo)
- Median rent $1,777/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.7% 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
- 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 41
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SFB airport
- 15 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 135 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 141 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,003 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 159 bars within 25 mi
- 543 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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