Jan Phyl VillageFL
5,708 people call this town in Florida home.
Is Jan Phyl Village a good place to live?
Jan Phyl Village’s overall D− puts it 611th of 634 in Florida. It comes out better than 2% of U.S. towns. Its lowest grade is for schools: its public schools trail 88% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. Health is weaker too — CDC estimates put its residents' health behind four fifths of the country. Where it does best is walkability: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 55% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $259K, 3.9 years of the Lakeland metro’s $66K median household income. Simmers-Young Park, at 257 acres with 2.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in the town, above both the Florida town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
98% of working residents leave Jan Phyl Village for work
Where Jan Phyl Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Jan Phyl Village grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Jan Phyl Village is from typical.
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Walt Disney World Resort and 45 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jan Phyl Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
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7 mi Theme parkLegoland Florida
Big draw37 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
7 mi Theme parkCypress GardensPhoto credits
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Moving to Jan Phyl Village: who provides what
Jan Phyl Village 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 Jan Phyl Village.
Jan Phyl Village has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has poverty well above the Florida rate.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 702 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Jan Phyl Village keeps 5% of its land conserved
2.9 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Jan Phyl Village’s trail density stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Jan Phyl Village | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Simmers-Young Park | 2.8 mi | 257 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jan Phyl Village’s grade for health is a C−
Against the 6,980 U.S. towns with household incomes like Jan Phyl Village’s, it is less healthy than 59%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
For adults in Jan Phyl Village, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 24%. The town beats the Florida average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 41% of adults in the town have obesity; 19% report frequent mental distress.
| Jan Phyl Village | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 32% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Jan Phyl Village | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 8.2% | 9.1% |
| More adults with obesity | 41.2% | 31.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Jan Phyl Village’s workers leave town for work
Jan Phyl Village has 783 jobs for its 2,667 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 486 in 2013 to 783.
Commuting out is the norm in Jan Phyl Village: 2% of working residents work locally. For Jan Phyl Village, the typical household income is $54,000. Also worth knowing: jobs in Jan Phyl Village grew by 297 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 783. The top destinations are Lakeland (13%), Winter Haven (12%) and Bartow (9%).
| Jan Phyl Village | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 27% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Jan Phyl Village: mild winters and hot summers
The Bartow 1se weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 121 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.6°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.2°.
The typical July afternoon high in Jan Phyl Village is 92°F. It almost never snows.
| Jan Phyl Village | 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
The biggest natural risk in Jan Phyl Village is hurricanes, at a high overall level
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Jan Phyl Village after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2022. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in two thirds of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 43% come from hurricanes and 29% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Jan Phyl Village sells for about $153K at the median
Jan Phyl Village’s rent at the middle of the market is $1,210 a month. Among households locally, 67% are owner-occupiers.
| Jan Phyl Village | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 67% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,210 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Jan Phyl Village
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Jan Phyl Village
About 5 of every 100 Jan Phyl Village residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Jan Phyl Village
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Jan Phyl Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Polk County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Jan Phyl Village had a population of 5,927. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 4.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 154 ft
- Area code
- 863
Jan Phyl Village’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Jan Phyl Village.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Phyl Village | #611 | D− | C | — | D | C− |
| Inwood | #601 | D− | B− | — | D | D− |
| Winter Haven | #607 | D− | C− | C | D | C− |
Jan Phyl Village and Inwood report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Jan Phyl Village with a neighbor →
Questions about Jan Phyl Village
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jan Phyl Village, FL a good place to live?
Jan Phyl Village grades D− overall, better than 2% of U.S. towns and #611 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Jan Phyl Village, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $259,000, 31% 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 C.