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Howey-in-the-Hills is a small town of 2,153 people in Lake County, Florida. It's about 15 miles from Wildwood, FL and 38 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 $387k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,153people
$387kTypical home
$1,632/moRent
91° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,153
- Part of a metro area
- About 685 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Orlando, FL
- 15 mi to Wildwood, FL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $387k (≈$2,442/mo)
- Median rent $1,632/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 119 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
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k)
- Low property crime (993 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to SFB airport
- 34 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 92 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 240 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 707 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 172 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 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)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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