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Altha is a tiny town of 457 people in Calhoun County, Florida. It's about 43 miles from Panama City, FL and 207 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $900 a month.
457people
$85kTypical home
$900/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 457
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 342 people per sq mi
- 207 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 43 mi to Panama City, FL
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$533/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 50
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to ECP airport
- 123 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 226 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Florida districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+68 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk