Living in Moore Haven, FL
Moore Haven is a small town of 2,131 people in Glades County, Florida. It's about 49 miles from Sebring, FL and 92 miles from Miami, 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 $105k and rent runs about $861 a month.
2,131people
$105kTypical home
$861/moRent
92° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,131
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,001 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Miami, FL
- 49 mi to Sebring, FL
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$660/mo)
- Median rent $861/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 74°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 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
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (501 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to RSW airport
- 45 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Florida districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Glades County: R+53 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