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Indian River Shores is a small town of 4,386 people in Indian River County, Florida. It's about 8 miles from Sebastian, FL and 72 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,386people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,185/moRent
91° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,386
- Part of a metro area
- About 856 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Orlando, FL
- 8 mi to Sebastian, FL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$7,138/mo)
- Median rent $2,185/mo
- Median household income $156k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 73°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 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 (143 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (658 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 74
- 5% of households have kids
- 69% are 65 or older
- 75% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to VRB airport
- 73 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 231 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Indian River County: R+27 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk