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Winter Beach is a small town of 4,985 people in Indian River County, Florida. It's about 6 miles from Sebastian, FL and 70 miles from Orlando, 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 $472k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,985people
$472kTypical home
$1,826/moRent
91° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,985
- Part of a metro area
- About 725 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Orlando, FL
- 6 mi to Sebastian, FL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $472k (≈$2,978/mo)
- Median rent $1,826/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 73°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 17 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (658 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 20% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to VRB airport
- 73 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 261 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Indian River County: R+27 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate 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.