Living in Port Orange, FL
Port Orange is a mid-size city of 64,767 people in Volusia County, Florida. It's about 19 miles from Deltona, FL and 51 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $317k and rent runs about $2k a month.
64,767people
$317kTypical home
$1,634/moRent
90° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
263Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 64,767
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,414 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Orlando, FL
- 19 mi to Deltona, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $317k (≈$2,000/mo)
- Median rent $1,634/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 29 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 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to DAB airport
- 27 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 518 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 106 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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