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Bristol is a small town of 1,020 people in Liberty County, Florida. It's about 43 miles from Tallahassee, FL and 198 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 $119k and rent runs about $935 a month.
1,020people
$119kTypical home
$935/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,020
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 623 people per sq mi
- 198 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 43 mi to Tallahassee, FL
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$748/mo)
- Median rent $935/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 50
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to TLH airport
- 132 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 187 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Liberty County: R+67 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk