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Chiefland is a small town of 1,909 people in Levy County, Florida. It's about 34 miles from Gainesville, FL and 93 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $845 a month.
1,909people
$168kTypical home
$845/moRent
90° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,909
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 283 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 34 mi to Gainesville, FL
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,058/mo)
- Median rent $845/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 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
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (601 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to GNV airport
- 99 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Levy County: R+50 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.