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Living in Zellwood, FL

Zellwood is a small town of 3,228 people in Orange County, Florida. It's about 25 miles from Deltona, FL and 29 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $1k a month.

3,228people
$184kTypical home
$1,426/moRent
92° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
134Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 3,228
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 858 people per sq mi
  • 29 mi to Orlando, FL
  • 25 mi to Deltona, FL
  • 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $184k (≈$1,160/mo)
  • Median rent $1,426/mo
  • Median household income $70k
  • Property tax about 0.4% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 92°F
  • Winter highs around 71°F
  • Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
  • 278 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
  • 87 cloudy days a year
  • 19 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 134 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

  • Low violent crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,043 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 63
  • 20% of households have kids
  • 40% are 65 or older
  • 24% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 2% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 25 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 21 mi to SFB airport
  • 21 mi to SFB (major hub)
  • 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 53% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1985
  • 93% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 108 ft
  • 44 mi to the ocean
  • 4 mi to a big lake
  • 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 5 mi to the nearest campground
  • 193 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 1,904 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 160 bars within 25 mi
  • 486 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 36 museums within 25 mi
  • 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 18 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 47% of Florida districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 4 mi to the nearest vet
  • 5 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 4 congregations per 10k people
  • 13 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Orange County: D+14 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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