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Apalachicola is a small town of 2,431 people in Franklin County, Florida. It's about 51 miles from Panama City, FL and 195 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,431people
$288kTypical home
$1,108/moRent
91° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,431
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,263 people per sq mi
- 195 mi to Tampa, FL
- 51 mi to Panama City, FL
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,816/mo)
- Median rent $1,108/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 53
- 16% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to TLH airport
- 141 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- Right on the coast
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+44 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.