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Cross City is a small town of 1,955 people in Dixie County, Florida. It's about 47 miles from Gainesville, FL and 100 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 $97k and rent runs about $695 a month.
1,955people
$97kTypical home
$695/moRent
90° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,955
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,059 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 47 mi to Gainesville, FL
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$614/mo)
- Median rent $695/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.9% 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
- 142 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)
- Very low property crime (433 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 38% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to GNV airport
- 104 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 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
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 44 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.