Living in Samsula-Spruce Creek, FL
Samsula-Spruce Creek is a small town of 4,852 people in Volusia County, Florida. It's about 14 miles from Deltona, FL and 46 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $444k and rent runs about $3k a month.
4,852people
$444kTypical home
$2,865/moRent
89° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
263Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,852
- Part of a metro area
- About 289 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Orlando, FL
- 14 mi to Deltona, FL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $444k (≈$2,797/mo)
- Median rent $2,865/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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 58
- 19% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to DAB airport
- 22 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 591 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 85 bars within 25 mi
- 117 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Florida districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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