Lake Placid, FL

Lake Placid is a small town in Florida with a population of 2,438. Residents earn $45,476 per year, which is 39% below the national average.

2.5 /5.0

C+ Fair

2,438 Population 520/sq mi density

$45,476 Median Income $24,567 per capita

$253,200 Home Value $235,709 Zillow

$975 Median Rent 40.0% income on rent

73°F Avg Temperature 330 sunny days/yr

569 Violent Crime/100K 4,270 property/100K

C+

Overall

2.5 / 5.0

Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

C+

Economy

2.6 / 5.0

$45,476 median income, 3.4% unemployment

B+

Affordability

3.5 / 5.0

$253,200 home value, $975/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

569 violent crimes/100K (50% above avg)

C+

Education

2.9 / 5.0

23.6% bachelor's degree or higher

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UFO Sightings

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Bigfoot Sightings

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Historic Markers

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Mines

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8 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Lake Placid, FL.

Name	Year	Description
Lake placid, FL	2013	Damn I wish I had been reording the sky.
Lake placid, FL	2013	Two amber lights that extinguished and then pairs of tiny silver lights moving away rapidly.
Venus, FL	2010	((hoax??)) In the past we have seen many strange lights. We always thought they were just flares from the air force base uptown.
Lorida, FL	2009	Single white ball streaking downward for 10 seconds. Sudden disappearance.
Lake placid, FL	2005	Fast Moving Light High up in Atmosphere
Lake placid, FL	2002	Bright object noted in sky&#44 abruptly disappeared without a trace.
Lake placid, FL	1998	Two bright lights that moved around in the sky.
Lake placid, FL	1998	Two round&#44 yellow&#44 hazy lights. Smaller than full moon. Came toward us from the east. Sky was clear. Light on left slightly lower alti