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Whitfield is a small town of 4,261 people in Manatee County, Florida. It's about 33 miles from North Port, FL and 39 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $471k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,261people
$471kTypical home
$2,113/moRent
91° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,261
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,090 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Tampa, FL
- 33 mi to North Port, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $471k (≈$2,967/mo)
- Median rent $2,113/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 73°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 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
- About average violent crime (382 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,443 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to SRQ airport
- 1 mi to SRQ (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- Right on the coast
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 188 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 833 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 178 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Manatee County: R+24 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