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Bonifay is a small town of 2,797 people in Holmes County, Florida. It's about 35 miles from Dothan, AL and 200 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $868 a month.
2,797people
$142kTypical home
$868/moRent
93° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,797
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 595 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 35 mi to Dothan, AL
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$896/mo)
- Median rent $868/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 117 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 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to ECP airport
- 92 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Holmes County: R+80 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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