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Country around Lamont is a rural area of about 1,414 people in Jefferson County, Florida, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 27 miles from Tallahassee, FL and 132 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $962 a month.
1,414people
$109kTypical home
$962/moRent
91° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,414 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 27 mi to Tallahassee, FL
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$689/mo)
- Median rent $962/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (199 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (490 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to TLH airport
- 131 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Florida districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+19 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
- 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.