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Palmetto is a big small town of 13,588 people in Manatee County, Florida. It's about 31 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $313k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,588people
$313kTypical home
$1,366/moRent
91° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,588
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,533 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Tampa, FL
- 31 mi to Tampa, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $313k (≈$1,976/mo)
- Median rent $1,366/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 72°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 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
- About average violent crime (382 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,443 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 19% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SRQ airport
- 9 mi to SRQ (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 173 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,147 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 141 bars within 25 mi
- 279 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Manatee County: R+24 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk