Florida

What Florida does to a house

A state is a big place — these are the ranges, not averages. The county pages pin the numbers down.

Climate

Zones 8b–11b. Freezing days run from ~0 to ~31 a year depending on the county.

First freeze

Usually lands anywhere from November 19 to January 13 depending on the county — and 12 counties skip frost altogether.

The air

Very humid air, more or less statewide.

The load

The AC does the heavy lifting in most of the state.

Termites

Heavy pressure as a state band.

Radon

EPA zones 2–3 depending on the county — the county page pins yours.

Wind

67 counties carry hurricane exposure — prep there is a season, not a surprise.

Labor

Labor runs from about 100% to 106% of the national average, county by county.

County pages in Florida

• Alachua CountyZone 9a · ~17 freeze days
• Brevard CountyZone 10a · freezes are rare
• Broward CountyZone 11a · freezes are rare
• Clay CountyZone 9a · ~15 freeze days
• Collier CountyZone 10b · freezes are rare
• Duval CountyZone 9b · freezes are rare
• Escambia CountyZone 9a · ~14 freeze days
• Hillsborough CountyZone 9b · freezes are rare
• Lake CountyZone 9b · freezes are rare
• Lee CountyZone 10b · freezes are rare
• Leon CountyZone 9a · ~30 freeze days
• Manatee CountyZone 10a · freezes are rare
• Marion CountyZone 9a · freezes are rare
• Miami-Dade CountyZone 10b · freezes are rare
• Orange CountyZone 10a · freezes are rare
• Osceola CountyZone 10a · freezes are rare
• Palm Beach CountyZone 10b · freezes are rare
• Pasco CountyZone 9b · freezes are rare
• Pinellas CountyZone 10a · freezes are rare
• Polk CountyZone 10a · freezes are rare
• Sarasota CountyZone 10a · freezes are rare
• Seminole CountyZone 10a · freezes are rare
• St. Johns CountyZone 9b · freezes are rare
• St. Lucie CountyZone 10a · freezes are rare
• Volusia CountyZone 9b · freezes are rare

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