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Blountstown is a small town of 3,136 people in Calhoun County, Florida. It's about 42 miles from Panama City, FL and 202 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 $159k and rent runs about $779 a month.
3,136people
$159kTypical home
$779/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,136
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 984 people per sq mi
- 202 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 42 mi to Panama City, FL
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,001/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to TLH airport
- 128 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 79 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 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
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Florida districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.