Garden GroveFL
637 people call this town in Florida home.
Is Garden Grove a good place to live?
37% of residents are 65 or older in Garden Grove, above both the Florida town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Garden Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
637 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Garden Grove: who provides what
Garden Grove is unincorporated, so Hernando 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 Garden Grove.
The biggest natural risk in Garden Grove is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 84% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Garden Grove break down as 47% from inland flooding and 29% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Garden Grove skews older than Florida
20% never finished high school. The share of adults 25 and older in Garden Grove who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 32%.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 36% and 80% women
The Census survey reached too few of Garden Grove’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±21.8 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Garden Grove | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.7% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.6% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.3% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 3.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 28.1% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 19.8% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.9% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.6% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.3% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.4% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
Garden Grove has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Spring Hill (11%), Brooksville (9%) and Tampa (8%). Jobs based in Garden Grove grew to 79 in 2023, 68 more than in 2013. Nearly a quarter of residents live below the poverty line locally. For half of commuters, work is under 28 miles away.
| Garden Grove | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 23% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Garden Grove brings mild winters and hot summers
Garden Grove’s July high stands at 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Garden Grove is
Garden Grove: just over one in ten adults worry about having enough food. Two figures for adults in the town: 15% have diabetes, 41% have high blood pressure.
| Garden Grove | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Garden Grove | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.3% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Garden Grove sell for about $339K
Among households in the town, 79% live in a home they own. Garden Grove’s rent at the middle of the market comes in at $1,116 a month.
| Garden Grove | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,116 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Raymond James Stadium and 27 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Garden Grove. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
37 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
30 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
9 mi State parkWeeki Wachee Springs
29 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling Center
37 mi State parkHoneymoon Island State ParkPhoto credits
Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Weeki Wachee Springs: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain · Honeymoon Island State Park: Christopher Hollis, Public domain
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Everything we know about Garden Grove
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Garden Grove
About 2 of every 100 Garden Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
99% of working residents leave Garden Grove for work
Where Garden Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Garden Grove
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Garden Grove (also known as Garden Grove Estates) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Florida, in central Hernando County. The ZIP Code for this community is 34604. As of the 2020 census, Garden Grove had a population of 776.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 95 ft
- Area code
- 352
Questions about Garden Grove
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Garden Grove, FL a good place to live?
Garden Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.