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Carrabelle is a small town of 2,438 people in Franklin County, Florida. It's about 48 miles from Tallahassee, FL and 183 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $914 a month.
2,438people
$218kTypical home
$914/moRent
91° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,438
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 509 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 48 mi to Tallahassee, FL
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,374/mo)
- Median rent $914/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 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 38
- 23% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to TLH airport
- 156 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 156 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+44 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk