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Daytona Beach & Volusia County
More than just gathering data, we're trying to capture elements that make each community distinctive.
Daytona Beach [Photo: iStock] |
A sense of Volusia County’s personality depends on which part of it you happen to be in. Daytona Beach is a mix, in a small package, of go-go NASCAR and other motorsports along with high-octane beach tourism and an expanding dollop of upper-end arts and cultural offerings. A few miles up the coast, Ormond Beach, a former winter home to Rockefeller-types, is an old-style beach town that likes its leisure quiet and serene. Toward the west, Deltona is a classic Florida mega-subdivision, a haven for suburban families. Nearby DeLand is quaint, with shady streets and a historic, college-town feel. Elsewhere throughout the county are sprinkled a raft of small towns, each with its own identity, from Lake Helen and its spiritualist community of Cassadaga to business-friendly Port Orange. Volusia encompasses a host of state parks and natural areas, both on the beach and inland by the St. Johns River.
Daytona Beach |
Daytona Beach Pier |
DeLand's fall arts festival attracts 50,000 people. |
As it moves forward, the county faces major challenges, including maintaining economic progress while preserving the individual community identities that have given it its character.
A Community Portrait of Volusia County |