Kissimmee, FL water hardness

Tap water hardness
52mg/L
3.1gpg
SoftCounty estimate

County estimate from 2,811 water samples in Osceola County · July 2026

FL typical
120 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
County estimate

Water samples from around Kissimmee put hardness at about 52 mg/L (3.1 gpg), which would be soft on the USGS scale. Treat this as a rough guide: it is the median of 2,811 samples taken across Osceola County, mostly wells and streams, not a test of Kissimmee's treated tap water.

Kissimmee on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Four Corners: 96 mg/LFour Corners 96Hunters Creek: 99 mg/LHunters Creek 99Southchase: 99 mg/LSouthchase 99Williamsburg: 99 mg/LWilliamsburg 99Meadow Woods: 99 mg/LMeadow Woods 99St. Cloud: 102 mg/LSt. Cloud 102Belle Isle: 111 mg/LBelle Isle 111Pine Castle: 120 mg/LPine Castle 120Orlando: 120 mg/LOrlando 120Conway: 120 mg/LConway 120Kissimmee 52mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Hunters Creek: 99 mg/LHunters Cr. 99Southchase: 99 mg/LSouthchase 99Williamsburg: 99 mg/LWilliamsbu. 99Meadow Woods: 99 mg/LMeadow Woo. 99St. Cloud: 102 mg/LSt. Cloud 102Pine Castle: 120 mg/LPine Castle 12052 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Kissimmee sits 68 mg/L below the typical Florida figure of 120. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 96 mg/L in Four Corners to 120 in Pine Castle.

What 52 mg/L means at home

Soap and shampoo lather with very little product. Kettles and showerheads stay mostly free of white crust.

Some people notice that soap feels slow to rinse off in soft water. That slippery feel is normal and harmless.

Hardness is not a health problem, and EPA sets no limit for it. It is a matter of scale and soap.

What to do about it

Nothing, as far as hardness goes. At 52 mg/L a softener would have almost nothing to remove.

Carbon filter

If the water tastes of chlorine, a pitcher or faucet carbon filter takes care of that. It does not change hardness.

EPA record for Kissimmee's water system

Toho Water Authority Eastern · PWSID FL3490751

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 110,102 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
5
Open now
0

EPA lists this system as serving Kissimmee.

Health-based means a contaminant above its legal limit or a missed treatment step. Monitoring and reporting violations are late or missing tests and notices. Source: EPA ECHO, 2026Q3 export, violations with periods starting 2016 or later. Full EPA record.

Questions

Is Kissimmee water hard?

No. It measures about 52 mg/L (3.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Kissimmee in grains per gallon?

About 3.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 52 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.1.

Has the Kissimmee water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Toho Water Authority Eastern since 2016. There were also 5 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 214 cities in Florida

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (county estimate, July 4, 2026), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.