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New Smyrna Beach is a small city of 31,974 people in Volusia County, Florida. It's about 18 miles from Deltona, FL and 47 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $395k and rent runs about $2k a month.
31,974people
$395kTypical home
$1,712/moRent
89° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
232Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,974
- Part of a metro area
- About 844 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Orlando, FL
- 18 mi to Deltona, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $395k (≈$2,493/mo)
- Median rent $1,712/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (463 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 15% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to DAB airport
- 24 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 475 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Volusia County: R+22 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