WisconFL
It is a town of 499 residents in Florida.
Is Wiscon a good place to live?
2.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Wiscon, below both the Florida town median (31%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Wiscon’s density of trails is 2.1 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Florida’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Wiscon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
499 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wiscon: who provides what
Wiscon 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 Wiscon.
Most of Wiscon’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Half commute less than 25 miles. The mean commuting time in Wiscon is 34 minutes. Most working residents leave Wiscon for work: only 1% work in town. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 15%.
| Wiscon | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Wiscon brings mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 47° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wiscon is
The town beats the Florida average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 16% of adults in Wiscon report frequent physical distress; 14% have diabetes. Among adults here, 20% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Wiscon | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Wiscon | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.7% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.1% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Wiscon faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
50% of Wiscon’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 26%. On expected storm and flood damage, Wiscon sits above 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Wiscon sells for about $380K
In Wiscon, 67% of households live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Raymond James Stadium and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wiscon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
35 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
7 mi State parkWeeki Wachee Springs
34 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling Center
40 mi State parkHoneymoon Island State Park37 mi Zoo & aquariumZooTampaPhoto credits
Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · 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 Wiscon
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wiscon
About 3 of every 100 Wiscon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
99% of working residents leave Wiscon for work
Where Wiscon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wiscon
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Wiscon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hernando County, Florida, United States. Its population was 681 as of the 2020 census. Florida State Road 50 passes through the community.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 85 ft
- Area code
- 352
Questions about Wiscon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wiscon, FL a good place to live?
Wiscon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.