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Country around Horseshoe Beach is a rural area of about 510 people in Dixie County, Florida, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Gainesville, FL and 111 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 $186k and rent runs about $695 a month.
510people
$186kTypical home
$695/moRent
90° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 510 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 55 mi to Gainesville, FL
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,175/mo)
- Median rent $695/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 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
- Above-average violent crime (487 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (433 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to GNV airport
- 114 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 52 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Florida districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 51 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dixie County: R+70 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.