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Indian Lake Estates is a tiny town of 984 people in Polk County, Florida. It's about 23 miles from Sebring, FL and 43 miles from Orlando, 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 $233k and rent runs about $1k a month.
984people
$233kTypical home
$1,363/moRent
92° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
293Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 984
- Part of a metro area
- About 91 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Orlando, FL
- 23 mi to Sebring, FL
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,470/mo)
- Median rent $1,363/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 104 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 (239 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (854 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 17% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 51 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to LAL airport
- 44 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 95 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 86 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 95 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Florida districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.