LoughmanFL
A town of 7,591, settled in 1883.
Is Loughman a good place to live?
Several subjects drag its grade down. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−) — the typical home is worth about $336K, 5.1 years of the Lakeland metro’s $66K median household income. It also trails on schools: its public schools trail 88% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. Where it does best is health — CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of nearly two thirds of the country. The overall grade lands at D, 554th of 634 in Florida. Set against the rest, it does better than 9% of U.S. towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B for incomes and B− for walkability.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results.
Loughman has grown 102% from 2010 to 2020
2,680 counted in 2010 and 5,417 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Loughman grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Loughman is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Walt Disney World Resort and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Loughman. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw18 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw17 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
14 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Orlando4.3M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World StadiumPhoto 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 · Universal's Islands of Adventure: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · SeaWorld Orlando: SeaWorld, CC BY 2.0 · Camping World Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
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Moving to Loughman: who provides what
Loughman 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 Loughman.
Loughman has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and sends most of its workers to Lake Buena Vista and beyond.
Loughman’s grade for schools is a D
Its public schools are run by the Polk school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 2 public schools serve Loughman, with 1,149 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mater Academy DavenportLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 815 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Loughman stands out in Florida and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
Loughman has 309 jobs for its 2,604 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Jobs in Loughman grew by 262 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 309. The average commute for Loughman comes to 34 minutes, above both Florida’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The median commute is under 17 miles. The top destinations are Lake Buena Vista (21%), Orlando (8%) and Four Corners (4%).
| Loughman | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Loughman, with inland flooding at the top
38% of Loughman’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 38%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in nearly three quarters of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Loughman households in 6 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer of Loughman’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
Against the 10,127 U.S. towns with household incomes like Loughman’s, it is healthier than 86%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income. Its widest gap with Florida is heart disease: 4.3% of its 4,328 adults have heart disease, against 7.5% statewide.
Loughman: 37% of adults have obesity. Nearly a tenth of Loughman adults have diabetes, against 13% in Florida’s towns and 12% across U.S. towns. In Loughman, 19% of adults binge drink, and 73% had a checkup this year.
| Loughman | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 79% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Loughman | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.3% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.4% | 9.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.8% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Loughman: mild winters and hot summers
The Kissimmee 2 weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 109 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.5°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.4°.
The July high in Loughman is 92°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Loughman | 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
Open space protected for good: 9.3% of Loughman
0.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Loughman’s concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. Also worth knowing: it has one park or preserve, 3 acres in all.
| Loughman | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.3% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Marion Creek Wildlife Management Area | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Loughman sell for about $375K
A home in Loughman typically sold within 67 days of listing. Among households here, 43% live in a home they own. The midpoint rent for Loughman comes to $1,898 a month.
| Loughman | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 43% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,898 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 Loughman
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Loughman; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Loughman residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
100% of working residents leave Loughman for work
Where Loughman’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Loughman
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Loughman (LOFF-mǝn) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the northeast corner of Polk County, Florida, United States, near the Osceola county line. As of the 2020 census, Loughman had a population of 5,417. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. This area has grown rapidly since 2000 due, in large part, to its proximity to Walt Disney World and the Orlando, Florida area.
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- Area
- 3.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 102 ft
- ZIP code
- 33858
- Area code
- 863
Questions about Loughman
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Loughman, FL a good place to live?
Loughman grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #554 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and D for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Loughman, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $336,000, 10% 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 D−.