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Haines City is a small city of 34,234 people in Polk County, Florida. It's about 21 miles from Lakeland, FL and 30 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $289k and rent runs about $1k a month.
34,234people
$289kTypical home
$1,224/moRent
93° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,234
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,436 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Orlando, FL
- 21 mi to Lakeland, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $289k (≈$1,822/mo)
- Median rent $1,224/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 73°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
- 125 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
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (564 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to LAL airport
- 29 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 180 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 102 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 772 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 160 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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