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South Daytona is a big small town of 13,543 people in Volusia County, Florida. It's about 22 miles from Deltona, FL and 54 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 $222k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,543people
$222kTypical home
$1,379/moRent
90° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
263Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,543
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,659 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Orlando, FL
- 22 mi to Deltona, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,401/mo)
- Median rent $1,379/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% 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
- 114 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
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (463 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 20% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to DAB airport
- 30 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 528 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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