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Lacoochee is a small town of 1,289 people in Pasco County, Florida. It's about 25 miles from Wildwood, FL and 39 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,289people
$109kTypical home
$1,108/moRent
90° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,289
- Part of a metro area
- About 452 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Tampa, FL
- 25 mi to Wildwood, FL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$687/mo)
- Median rent $1,108/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 38.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 23 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
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (720 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 39% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to LAL airport
- 40 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 98 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 144 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 308 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Florida districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pasco 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
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.