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Highland City is a big small town of 13,276 people in Polk County, Florida. It's about 8 miles from Lakeland, FL and 37 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $347k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,276people
$347kTypical home
$1,993/moRent
92° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
293Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,276
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,684 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Tampa, FL
- 8 mi to Lakeland, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $347k (≈$2,189/mo)
- Median rent $1,993/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 73°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
- 122 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 39
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to LAL airport
- 40 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 138 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 330 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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