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Rainbow Park is a small town of 2,056 people in Marion County, Florida. It's about 13 miles from Ocala, FL and 83 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,056people
$198kTypical home
$1,443/moRent
91° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,056
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 426 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Tampa, FL
- 13 mi to Ocala, FL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,246/mo)
- Median rent $1,443/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 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 (271 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,033 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 38% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to GNV airport
- 73 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 95 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 68 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 233 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Florida districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+32 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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