Living in Chumuckla, FL
Chumuckla is a tiny town of 681 people in Santa Rosa County, Florida. It's about 24 miles from Pensacola, FL and 191 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $1k a month.
681people
$293kTypical home
$1,146/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 681
- Part of a metro area
- About 34 people per sq mi
- 191 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 24 mi to Pensacola, FL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,849/mo)
- Median rent $1,146/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (426 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 24% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PNS airport
- 22 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 200 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 181 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Florida districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Rosa County: R+51 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.