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Lake Placid is a small town of 2,477 people in Highlands County, Florida. It's about 13 miles from Sebring, FL and 77 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 74°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $261k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,477people
$261kTypical home
$1,046/moRent
93° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
293Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,477
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 528 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Orlando, FL
- 13 mi to Sebring, FL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $261k (≈$1,648/mo)
- Median rent $1,046/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 74°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
- 121 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
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to PGD airport
- 58 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 121 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Highlands County: R+41 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