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Homes in Plant City, Florida
Plant City is situated in Hillsborough County, 15 miles east of down town Tampa, 10 miles west of Lakeland and 40 miles west of Orlando. It is has a wonderful small town feel, with beautiful farmlands and orange groves while still being close to shopping and dining choices. Plant City is probably best known for being the “Strawberry Capital of the U.S.” since most of the winter strawberries are produced on the 7000 acres of strawberry farms there. Each year in early March, Plant City is host to the Strawberry Festival (http://www.flstrawberryfestival.com/). With easy access to I-4 and US 92. Plant City offers very reasonable commutes to Tampa, Lakeland and Orlando and reasonable proximity to Tampa International Airport, the Port of Tampa, USF, the University of Tampa, Macdill Air Force Base, the Gulf Beaches, cultural attractions, major league sporting venues and the Orlando theme parks. The average one-way commuting time from Plant City is 35 minutes.
The median age of the residents in Plant City is 34 years old. The unemployment rate in Plant City is below the national average and job growth over the next decade is estimated to exceed 20%. The local sales tax is 7% and there is no state income tax. Plant City averages over 242 sunny days each year with a typical mid-summer high temperature in the low 90s degrees and an average mid-winter high temperature of 70 degrees with no snow. What’s not to love!
There are currently almost 400 properties for sale in the Plant City real estate market. Please keep in mind that the MLS database changes daily, so it’s important that you visit often.
Source: Sperling’s Best Places and the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce




