Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
DeLand grades C overall, 383rd among Florida's 634 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $338K for a typical one and 4.7 times the Deltona metro’s $71K median household income. DeLand has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them DeLand Hall and Stetson University Campus Historic District. 22% of working residents work locally in DeLand, above both Florida’s towns (5%) and U.S. towns (8%). DeLand is home to Stetson University.
Where DeLand beats most towns.
DeLand Hall
Census counts: 1,113 in 1890, 37,351 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1884 and 4 maps from 1964 on.
11 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far DeLand is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in DeLand, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in DeLand.
DeLand draws workers from Deltona and beyond and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
28,330 jobs are based in DeLand, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 5 of DeLand’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in DeLand grew to 28,330 in 2023, 3,625 more than in 2013. 18% of workers work from home in DeLand.
| DeLand | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Volusia school district. Two of its 18 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deland Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,059 | C+ |
| Deland High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,936 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
14 miles of trail in 21 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Sperling Sports Complex, at 167 acres. The trail density in DeLand is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| DeLand | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Earl Brown Park | 1.4 mi | 25 |
| 2. Lake Victoria Park | 0.6 mi | 18 |
| 3. Sperling Sports Complex | 0.5 mi | 167 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 2001, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in DeLand.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 47.7°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.8°. The Deland 1 Sse weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 310 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 75% of Florida places with climate records.
DeLand has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. DeLand’s January low is 48°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| DeLand | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 48°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
DeLand's reported crime rate is above Florida's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 153 violent crimes were reported in 2022.
| DeLand | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 3.8 per 1,000 residents | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 18 per 1,000 residents | 18 | 14.1 |
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
The typical DeLand home is worth about $338,000, about the same as a year ago, 10% below the Florida typical home. 64% of DeLand households own their home.
| DeLand | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,355 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Florida average. DeLand has grown 23% since 2020, to 46,346 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| DeLand | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 31% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.9 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| DeLand | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.5% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.1% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.7% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.9% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.8% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.8% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.4% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 18% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.2% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.9% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.8% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
DeLand beats the Florida average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| DeLand | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | DeLand | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 14% | 15.9% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 70% | 65.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around DeLand. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
Big draw40 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
34 mi Stadium & arenaKia Center
29 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Bounce House
34 mi Stadium & arenaInter&Co StadiumUniversal Studios Florida: Radiobroadcastcenter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camping World Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Universal's Islands of Adventure: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Kia Center: 350z33 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Acrisure Bounce House: DampFrijoles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Inter&Co Stadium: Porsche997SBS, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of DeLand
About 12 of every 100 DeLand residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
27,031 counted in 2010 and 37,351 in 2020; an estimated 46,346 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 22.7% since 2020, after 38.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
11 places in DeLand on the National Register of Historic Places.
18 notable people were born in DeLand.
City in Florida, United States
DeLand is a city in and the county seat of Volusia County, Florida, United States. It is a part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, DeLand had a population of 37,351. The city was founded in 1876, and was named for its founder, Henry Addison DeLand. DeLand is home to Stetson University, Florida's oldest private college, as well as the Museum of Art - DeLand. The DeLand Municipal Airport serves as an uncontrolled general-aviation reliever airport to commercial operations at Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB), Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB), and Orlando International Airport (MCO).
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4 towns share a border with DeLand.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeLand | #383 | C | D | — | B− | B− |
| West DeLand | #268 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| DeLand Southwest | — | — | C+ | — | B− | D |
| Lake Helen | #180 | B− | C− | A− | B− | B− |
| Deltona | #399 | C | C− | — | B− | C+ |
DeLand Southwest has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. DeLand, West DeLand, DeLand Southwest and Deltona report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare DeLand with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
DeLand grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #383 of 634 in Florida. It grades B− for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
18 notable people were born here, including Jacob deGrom and Chipper Jones.
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