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Lake Mack-Forest Hills is a small town of 2,200 people in Lake County, Florida. It's about 14 miles from Deltona, FL and 42 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,200people
$229kTypical home
$1,586/moRent
91° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
263Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,200
- Part of a metro area
- About 455 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Orlando, FL
- 14 mi to Deltona, FL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,442/mo)
- Median rent $1,586/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 27.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 29 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,391 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to SFB airport
- 19 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 52 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 699 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 148 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Florida districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
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.