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.