Rank
1774of 3,144
Polk, Florida
Score 6.16 / 10· population 818,330
Polk County sits between Orlando and Tampa and has 554 freshwater lakes. Hurricane Milton's rain in October 2024 totaled 12.21 inches at a Lake Gibson gauge and 11.62 inches near Polk City.
Sources
- The county sits between Orlando and Tampa. visitcentralflorida.org
- Polk County has 554 fresh water lakes. visitcentralflorida.org
- Milton storm-total rainfall (5-10 Oct 2024) was 12.21 inches at Lake Gibson. nhc.noaa.gov
- Milton storm-total rainfall was 11.62 inches at Old Polk City ROMP 76. nhc.noaa.gov
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
- 2A (state)8.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.0
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax6.4
Environment
- Air quality6.2
- Floods / hurricanes0.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.4
- Life expectancy6.4
- Government employees7.8
- Single-parent households3.2