Living in Marion Oaks, FL
Marion Oaks is a small city of 23,972 people in Marion County, Florida. It's about 12 miles from Ocala, FL and 70 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 $258k and rent runs about $2k a month.
23,972people
$258kTypical home
$1,658/moRent
91° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,972
- Part of a metro area
- About 817 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Orlando, FL
- 12 mi to Ocala, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,625/mo)
- Median rent $1,658/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 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 (271 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,033 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to GNV airport
- 60 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 171 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 391 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+32 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