Living in Crescent City, FL
Crescent City is a small town of 1,944 people in Putnam County, Florida. It's about 41 miles from Deltona, FL and 63 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $848 a month.
1,944people
$193kTypical home
$848/moRent
91° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
263Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,944
- Part of a metro area
- About 940 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 41 mi to Deltona, FL
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,215/mo)
- Median rent $848/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (877 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to DAB airport
- 49 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 218 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Florida districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+48 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
- Low 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.