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Mascotte is a big small town of 7,949 people in Lake County, Florida. It's about 15 miles from Wildwood, FL and 42 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $304k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,949people
$304kTypical home
$1,529/moRent
92° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,949
- Part of a metro area
- About 617 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Orlando, FL
- 15 mi to Wildwood, FL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $304k (≈$1,919/mo)
- Median rent $1,529/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 70°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
- 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
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,391 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 55% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MCO airport
- 38 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 102 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 229 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 562 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 138 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Florida districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+25 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