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Bell is a tiny town of 563 people in Gilchrist County, Florida. It's about 31 miles from Gainesville, FL and 82 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $963 a month.
563people
$172kTypical home
$963/moRent
90° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 563
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 344 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 31 mi to Gainesville, FL
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,083/mo)
- Median rent $963/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 40
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to GNV airport
- 87 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 92 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gilchrist County: R+68 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk