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Homes in Port Orange
Port Orange is a city of houses: of its 31,598 homes, 63% are detached, 5% are townhouses and other attached houses and 17% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The 1980s and 1990s built 41% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 26% are older than that and 34% newer. The median home dates from 1989. Owners live in 76% of homes.
In Daytona Beach, 7 miles away, 49% of homes are apartments, more than here. Nationally, Port Orange's homes are newer than those in 80% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Manufactured homes
16% of homes are mobile or manufactured homes, whose windows usually sit in thin walls with little depth inside the opening. An outside mount on a frame is the reliable choice there, fixed into the framing around the window rather than the thin wall panel.
Rounded drywall corners
74% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Shallow openings
34% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 76% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Port Orange weather and your shutters
At Daytona Beach Intl AP, FL (5 mi away), July averages a high of 90.2°F and January a low of 48.5°F. Average highs reach 85°F from May to September.
About 65 days a year reach 90°F, 3 nights fall to freezing and 51.7 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around July and least in December.
That's more 90°F days than in 66% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h on the longest day to 10 h 17 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 84° above the horizon in June and 37° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Daytona Beach Intl AP, FL (temperature) and Port Orange 2.5 Nne, FL (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69°F | 48.5°F | 2.9 in |
| Feb | 71.7°F | 51.1°F | 2.6 in |
| Mar | 75.5°F | 54.8°F | 3.1 in |
| Apr | 80.2°F | 60.1°F | 2.5 in |
| May | 85°F | 66.2°F | 4.3 in |
| Jun | 88.6°F | 71.8°F | 6 in |
| Jul | 90.2°F | 73.5°F | 6.9 in |
| Aug | 89.8°F | 74.1°F | 6.9 in |
| Sep | 87.3°F | 72.9°F | 6.3 in |
| Oct | 82.2°F | 66.7°F | 5.1 in |
| Nov | 76.1°F | 57.9°F | 2.7 in |
| Dec | 71.5°F | 52.1°F | 2.4 in |
Humid summers
Hot days and 51.7 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Summer sun
On the 65 days a year above 90°F, closed louvers keep direct sun off the glass and out of the room. In a window that takes afternoon sun, white and light paint finishes stay cooler to the touch than dark stains.
Fitting them in Port Orange
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Port Orange
- Daytona Beach 7 mi
- Deltona 19 mi
- Sanford 28 mi
- Palm Coast 32 mi
- Alafaya 42 mi
- Apopka 42 mi
More about shutters in Port Orange
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Port Orange’s own figures.
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