Living in Chattahoochee, FL
Chattahoochee is a small town of 2,979 people in Gadsden County, Florida. It's about 38 miles from Tallahassee, FL and 190 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $613 a month.
2,979people
$102kTypical home
$613/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,979
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 532 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 38 mi to Tallahassee, FL
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$641/mo)
- Median rent $613/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 119 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 38
- 21% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to TLH airport
- 141 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 125 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Florida districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gadsden County: D+31 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