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Lake Panasoffkee is a small town of 4,768 people in Sumter County, Florida. It's about 7 miles from Wildwood, FL and 59 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 $153k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,768people
$153kTypical home
$1,019/moRent
91° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,768
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,109 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Orlando, FL
- 7 mi to Wildwood, FL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$965/mo)
- Median rent $1,019/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 112 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
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (512 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to SFB airport
- 54 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 240 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 330 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Florida districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sumter County: R+38 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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