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West DeLand is a small town of 3,632 people in Volusia County, Florida. It's about 11 miles from Deltona, FL and 42 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 $274k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,632people
$274kTypical home
$1,238/moRent
91° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
263Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,632
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,689 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Orlando, FL
- 11 mi to Deltona, FL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,725/mo)
- Median rent $1,238/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 130 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 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to SFB airport
- 18 mi to SFB (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 846 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 176 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 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
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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