Safe, beautiful, nice neighbors, good restaurants.
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5/2/2024
We love Minneola. We moved here from Colorado 4 years ago during the pandemic. It was more affordable then. Houses were in the mid $300s. Now they are mid $500s or more. We have lovely rolling hills, lots of oaks, palm trees and a large lake in the middle of town. The major road through town is 50mph so you can move fast. We are close enough to Clermont which has all sorts of ethnic foods, Indian, Sushi, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese etc. This area is coveted, we are right off the turnpike and can get to everything in Orlando in 40 minutes or less. Crime is very low. I have left my car unlocked outside overnight many times and never had a problem. No reported break ins in my neighborhood or cars stolen. No murders in this area. However, the one drawback is that drivers are aggressive and TOO many people text and drive. It's very prevalent. Some distracted drivers drive right into the back of stopped traffic because they are not paying attention. There needs to be a law here about texting and driving because too many people are comfortable doing both and it's unsafe. Summers are from June to Nov 1. Oak leaves fall and bloom in January. Jan and Feb are colder with nights dipping into the 40s or 50s. March and April are dry and warm. You could say that winters last 2 months but it never snows. Instead its just a nice cool winter.
Matthew | Minneola, FL