Living in Loughman, FL
Loughman is a big small town of 7,591 people in Polk County, Florida. It's about 22 miles from Orlando, FL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $336k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,591people
$336kTypical home
$1,898/moRent
92° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,591
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,184 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Orlando, FL
- 22 mi to Orlando, FL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $336k (≈$2,119/mo)
- Median rent $1,898/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 72°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 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 (239 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (854 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 40% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to MCO airport
- 21 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 128 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 117 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,473 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 121 bars within 25 mi
- 360 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+21 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