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Country around Sopchoppy is a rural area of about 1,927 people in Wakulla County, Florida, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 30 miles from Tallahassee, FL and 173 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,927people
$296kTypical home
$1,175/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,927 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 30 mi to Tallahassee, FL
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,865/mo)
- Median rent $1,175/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 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 (178 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (828 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 31% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 49 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to TLH airport
- 160 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 160 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Florida districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wakulla County: R+44 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.