Living in Webster, FL
Webster is a small town of 1,574 people in Sumter County, Florida. It's about 14 miles from Wildwood, FL and 50 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,574people
$272kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
91° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,574
- Part of a metro area
- About 627 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Orlando, FL
- 14 mi to Wildwood, FL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,716/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 23 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (512 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to LAL airport
- 47 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 115 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 230 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 339 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Florida districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.