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Medulla is a big small town of 10,985 people in Polk County, Florida. It's about 7 miles from Lakeland, FL and 30 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 74°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $320k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,985people
$320kTypical home
$1,287/moRent
92° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
293Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,985
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,962 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Tampa, FL
- 7 mi to Lakeland, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $320k (≈$2,017/mo)
- Median rent $1,287/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 74°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
- 128 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 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to LAL airport
- 34 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 148 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 566 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 137 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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