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The Villages is a mid-size city of 83,498 people in Sumter County, Florida. It's about 6 miles from Wildwood, FL and 56 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 $400k and rent runs about $1k a month.
83,498people
$400kTypical home
$1,397/moRent
90° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 83,498
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,557 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Orlando, FL
- 6 mi to Wildwood, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $400k (≈$2,523/mo)
- Median rent $1,397/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 69°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (512 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 74
- 1% of households have kids
- 85% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to SFB airport
- 47 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 39 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 213 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 476 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sumter County: R+38 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