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Lemon Grove is a tiny town of 547 people in Hardee County, Florida. It's about 15 miles from Sebring, FL and 57 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $898 a month.
547people
$154kTypical home
$898/moRent
92° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
293Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 547
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Tampa, FL
- 15 mi to Sebring, FL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$969/mo)
- Median rent $898/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 73°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
- 110 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
- 38% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to LAL airport
- 57 mi to SRQ (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 102 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 89 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Florida districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardee County: R+56 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.