Fussels CornerFL
A town of 5,682.
Is Fussels Corner a good place to live?
Fussels Corner grades D overall, 552nd of 634 graded towns in Florida, mostly because of health and schools. Residents are less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its schools rank behind 88% of the state's. One bright spot: homes are within reach, about $92K for a typical one, or 1.4 years of the Lakeland metro’s $66K median household income. Only 65 of Florida’s 776 towns score lower on walkability. 11% of the land in Fussels Corner is conserved, against 3% in Florida’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Among 638 Florida towns, just 6 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Fussels Corner.
100% of working residents leave Fussels Corner for work
Where Fussels Corner’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Fussels Corner grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Fussels Corner is from typical.
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Walt Disney World Resort and 55 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fussels Corner. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw37 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw37 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
Big draw37 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
34 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Orlando4.3M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Walt Disney World Resort: Anthony Quintano from Westminster, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Universal Studios Florida: Radiobroadcastcenter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Universal Epic Universe: Martin Lewison, CC BY 2.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Universal's Islands of Adventure: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · SeaWorld Orlando: SeaWorld, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Fussels Corner: who provides what
Fussels Corner is unincorporated, so Polk County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fussels Corner.
Fussels Corner is a second-home town, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
A larger share of adults in Fussels Corner have diabetes than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
Fussels Corner: 21% of adults report frequent physical distress, where Florida’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 14%. 48% of adults have high blood pressure here.
| Fussels Corner | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 37% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Fussels Corner | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.4% | 14.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 85.3% | 78.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.8% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For schools, Fussels Corner earns a D
Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Tenoroc High School, with 1,141 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenoroc High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,141 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Most people working in Fussels Corner commute elsewhere
Fussels Corner has 384 jobs for its 2,364 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The share of residents in Fussels Corner who live below the poverty line: 17%. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 103, to 384. Also worth knowing: the town’s average commute stands at 24 minutes. Half commute less than 18 miles.
| Fussels Corner | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Fussels Corner, mostly hurricanes
One declared disaster, in 2017, has brought federal aid to Fussels Corner households. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims here since 2017: 2. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 43% come from hurricanes and 35% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Fussels Corner’s year
The Bartow 1se weather station, 12 miles away, records that about 121 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.5°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.2°.
The January low in Fussels Corner is 50°F. Snow is a rarity.
| Fussels Corner | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 11.2% of Fussels Corner
There are 0.3 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Tenoroc Fish Management Area, at 188 acres. For Fussels Corner, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tenoroc Fish Management Area | — | 188 |
| 2. Saddle Creek Park | — | 129 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Fussels Corner sells for about $400K
At 1.4 years of the Lakeland metro’s $66K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 99% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $921, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The rent at the middle of the market for Fussels Corner comes to $937 a month. Fussels Corner: 77% of households are owner-occupiers.
| Fussels Corner | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $937 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Fussels Corner
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Fussels Corner
About 3 of every 100 Fussels Corner residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Fussels Corner
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Fussells Corner is a census-designated place (CDP) in Polk County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fussells Corner had a population of 5,560. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 5.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 112 ft
- Area code
- 863
Fussels Corner’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Fussels Corner.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fussels Corner | #552 | D | A− | — | D | D |
| Auburndale | #583 | D− | C | C | D | C− |
Fussels Corner reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Fussels Corner with a neighbor →
Questions about Fussels Corner
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fussels Corner, FL a good place to live?
Fussels Corner grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #552 of 634 in Florida. It grades D for health and D for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Fussels Corner, FL expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $92,000, 75% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.