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Frostproof is a small town of 3,346 people in Polk County, Florida. It's about 20 miles from Sebring, FL and 49 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 74°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $697 a month.
3,346people
$151kTypical home
$697/moRent
92° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
293Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,346
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 294 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Orlando, FL
- 20 mi to Sebring, FL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$949/mo)
- Median rent $697/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 74°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 293 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 72 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (854 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 24% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to LAL airport
- 49 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 98 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 100 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 152 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+21 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