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Lakewood Ranch is a small city of 43,945 people in Manatee County, Florida. It's about 28 miles from North Port, FL and 38 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $678k and rent runs about $2k a month.
43,945people
$678kTypical home
$2,299/moRent
91° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 43,945
- Part of a metro area
- About 954 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Tampa, FL
- 28 mi to North Port, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $678k (≈$4,277/mo)
- Median rent $2,299/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 72°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 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
- About average violent crime (382 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,443 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SRQ airport
- 10 mi to SRQ (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2014
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 197 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 804 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 172 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Manatee County: R+24 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