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East Palatka is a small town of 1,494 people in Putnam County, Florida. It's about 45 miles from Gainesville, FL and 48 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 $203k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,494people
$203kTypical home
$1,101/moRent
90° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
263Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,494
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 470 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 45 mi to Gainesville, FL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,283/mo)
- Median rent $1,101/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 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 (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (790 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to UST airport
- 58 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 289 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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.