Living in Poinciana, FL
Poinciana is a mid-size city of 75,068 people in Osceola County, Florida. It's about 24 miles from Orlando, FL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $2k a month.
75,068people
$291kTypical home
$1,965/moRent
92° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 75,068
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,045 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Orlando, FL
- 24 mi to Orlando, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,833/mo)
- Median rent $1,965/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 73°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
- 111 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
- Low violent crime (304 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,175 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 35% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 50 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MCO airport
- 24 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 905 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 193 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Florida districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Osceola County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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