Living in Groveland, FL
Groveland is a small city of 22,012 people in Lake County, Florida. It's about 17 miles from Wildwood, FL and 37 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $366k and rent runs about $2k a month.
22,012people
$366kTypical home
$1,732/moRent
92° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,012
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,039 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Orlando, FL
- 17 mi to Wildwood, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $366k (≈$2,307/mo)
- Median rent $1,732/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 114 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 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MCO airport
- 34 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 238 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 925 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 206 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Florida districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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