Cities / Florida / The Villages

The Villages, FL

83,498 people

Right Now

Weather

86°F

Clear

Today: Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms, high 91°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Lake County)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 19.2 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

SFB

45 mi — Orlando Sanford International Airport

Population & People

Population

83,498

Median age

74.1

Median household income

$77,622

Poverty rate

4.7%

Unemployment rate

5.2%

Bachelor's degree+

42.8%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

1.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$400,100

Median gross rent

$1,397/mo

Homeownership rate

93.3%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,328

HUD Fair Market Rent (Sumter County, 17 mi from The Villages), 2026. Efficiency $1076, 1BR $1139, 2BR $1328, 3BR $1655, 4BR $1937. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Florida gasoline midgrade

$4.25

Florida commercial electricity

11.47¢/kWh

Florida industrial electricity

8.84¢/kWh

Florida residential electricity

15.24¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1834641.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1393837.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Florida

827.88

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Source: FRED, Florida-specific series.

Nearby Airports

SFB

Orlando Sanford International Airport

45 mi away

MCO

Orlando International Airport

53 mi away

TPA

Tampa International Airport

75 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Florida energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Florida economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).