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Wildwood is a small city of 17,608 people in Sumter County, Florida. It's part of the Wildwood, FL area. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $452k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,608people
$452kTypical home
$1,519/moRent
91° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,608
- Part of a metro area
- About 302 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Orlando, FL
- In the Wildwood, FL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $452k (≈$2,848/mo)
- Median rent $1,519/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 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 64
- 10% of households have kids
- 47% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to SFB airport
- 47 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2017
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 222 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 426 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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