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Mount Dora is a small city of 17,278 people in Lake County, Florida. It's about 23 miles from Wildwood, FL and 36 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 $382k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,278people
$382kTypical home
$1,722/moRent
92° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,278
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,957 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Orlando, FL
- 23 mi to Wildwood, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $382k (≈$2,408/mo)
- Median rent $1,722/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 134 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 (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,391 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to SFB airport
- 24 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 184 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 246 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,303 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 126 bars within 25 mi
- 331 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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