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Wauchula is a small town of 4,927 people in Hardee County, Florida. It's about 23 miles from Sebring, FL and 50 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,927people
$192kTypical home
$1,017/moRent
92° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
293Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,927
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,508 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Tampa, FL
- 23 mi to Sebring, FL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,209/mo)
- Median rent $1,017/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 73°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 293 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 72 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 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
People
- Median age 29
- 53% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to LAL airport
- 47 mi to SRQ (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 128 ft
- 39 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardee County: R+56 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.