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Living in Fleming Island, FL

Fleming Island is a small city of 29,766 people in Clay County, Florida. It's about 17 miles from Jacksonville, FL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $422k and rent runs about $2k a month.

29,766people
$422kTypical home
$1,935/moRent
92° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days

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Size & setting

  • Small city of 29,766
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,879 people per sq mi
  • 17 mi to Jacksonville, FL
  • 17 mi to Jacksonville, FL
  • Has its own stores and services

Money

  • Typical home $422k (≈$2,664/mo)
  • Median rent $1,935/mo
  • Median household income $117k
  • Property tax about 0.9% of value
  • 3.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 92°F
  • Winter highs around 66°F
  • Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
  • 257 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
  • 108 cloudy days a year
  • 33 of 90 winter days are gray
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 2 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (251 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (703 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 48
  • 28% of households have kids
  • 22% are 65 or older
  • 49% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 6% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 32 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 24 mi to UST airport
  • 27 mi to JAX (major hub)
  • 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 88% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 2001
  • 98% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 30 ft
  • 22 mi to the ocean
  • 41 mi to a big lake
  • 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 271 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 11 mi to the nearest campground
  • 53 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 1,005 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 62 bars within 25 mi
  • 290 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 20 museums within 25 mi
  • 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 10 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 17% of Florida districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 4 mi to the nearest vet
  • 6 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 12 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Clay County: R+39 in 2024
  • Florida: R+13 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • High hurricane risk
  • Moderate 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

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