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Fruitland Park is a big small town of 8,740 people in Lake County, Florida. It's about 5 miles from Wildwood, FL and 51 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $382k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,740people
$382kTypical home
$1,221/moRent
91° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,740
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,220 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Orlando, FL
- 5 mi to Wildwood, FL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $382k (≈$2,411/mo)
- Median rent $1,221/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 69°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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,391 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 17% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to SFB airport
- 43 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 92 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 216 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 413 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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