Living in Aucilla, FL
Aucilla is a tiny town of 203 people in Jefferson County, Florida. It's about 29 miles from Tallahassee, FL and 125 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $898 a month.
203people
$204kTypical home
$898/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 203
- Part of a metro area
- About 101 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 29 mi to Tallahassee, FL
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,284/mo)
- Median rent $898/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (199 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (490 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to VLD airport
- 123 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 98 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 290 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Florida districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+19 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.