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Mount Dora, FL
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Population: 12,100
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Mount Dora stats
Median family income
(per year)		 $59,288 $97,441
Job growth %
(2000-2008)*		 21.91% 19.58%
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Median home price $199,700 $262,148
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Test scores reading
(% above/below state average)		 0.1% 25.6%
Test scores math
(% above/below average)		 5.0% 28.2%
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) 10 1
Property crime incidents (per 1,000) 48 19
Restaurants
(within 15 miles)		 590 1,923
High temp in July ° F* 91.2° 85.5°
Low temp in Jan ° F* 45.7° 21.0°
Median age 45.1 36.6
Median family income
(per year)		 $59,288 $97,441
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted)		 $58,643 $95,041
State sales tax 6.00% 5.63%
State income tax rate
(highest bracket)		 N.A. 6.06%
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket)		 N.A. 3.07%
Auto insurance premiums
(Average price quotes, for the state)		 $2,059 $1,744
Job growth %
(2000-2008)*		 21.91% 19.58%
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Median home price $199,700 $262,148
Average property taxes
(2007)		 $2,488 $3,853
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Colleges, universities and
professional schools (within 30 miles)		 8 20
Test scores reading
(% above/below state average)		 0.1% 25.6%
Test scores math
(% above/below average)		 5.0% 28.2%
% students attending public/private
schools (located within town limits)		 79.0/21.0 90.1/9.9
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good)		 95.0% 78.6%
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) 10 1
Property crime incidents (per 1,000) 48 19
Median commute time (in minutes) 19.9 22.5
% population with commute
45 mins. or longer		 17.3% 13.8%
% population walk or bike to work 3.0% 2.3%
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles)		 9 24
Restaurants
(within 15 miles)		 590 1,923
Bars
(within 15 miles)		 34 174
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles)		 204 148
Libraries
(within 15 miles)		 20 53
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles)		 4 7
Ski resorts (within 100 miles) N.A. 17
Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) 0.4 1.2
Annual rainfall
(inches)		 49.69 39.77
% clear days in the area 24 27
High temp in July ° F* 91.2° 85.5°
Low temp in Jan ° F* 45.7° 21.0°
Median age 45.1 36.6
Completed at least some college
(% of residents)		 58.4% 71.9%
Married % 56.4% 62.9%
Divorced % 10.9% 7.7%
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)		 99.4 58.9
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