Living in Callahan, FL
Callahan is a small town of 1,514 people in Nassau County, Florida. It's about 19 miles from Jacksonville, FL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $645 a month.
1,514people
$282kTypical home
$645/moRent
92° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,514
- Part of a metro area
- About 838 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 19 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,778/mo)
- Median rent $645/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 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
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (199 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to JAX airport
- 10 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 240 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 467 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 122 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nassau County: R+47 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk