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Sebastian is a small city of 26,262 people in Indian River County, Florida. It's part of the Sebastian, FL area. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $317k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,262people
$317kTypical home
$1,451/moRent
91° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,262
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,509 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Orlando, FL
- In the Sebastian, FL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $317k (≈$1,999/mo)
- Median rent $1,451/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 73°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (658 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 15% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to VRB airport
- 67 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 324 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Indian River County: R+27 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate 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