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Taft is a small town of 2,730 people in Orange County, Florida. It's about 7 miles from Orlando, FL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,730people
$163kTypical home
$1,644/moRent
92° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,730
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,772 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Orlando, FL
- 7 mi to Orlando, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,028/mo)
- Median rent $1,644/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 72°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,043 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to MCO airport
- 4 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 115 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 106 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,074 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 149 bars within 25 mi
- 555 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: D+14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.