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Country around Bristol is a rural area of about 5,531 people in Liberty County, Florida, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Panama City, FL and 199 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $928 a month.
5,531people
$149kTypical home
$928/moRent
90° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,531 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 41 mi to Panama City, FL
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$937/mo)
- Median rent $928/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 118 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 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to TLH airport
- 131 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 92 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Florida districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Liberty County: R+67 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk