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Gonzalez is a big small town of 14,458 people in Escambia County, Florida. It's about 12 miles from Pensacola, FL and 205 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,458people
$278kTypical home
$1,250/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,458
- Part of a metro area
- About 955 people per sq mi
- 205 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 12 mi to Pensacola, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,755/mo)
- Median rent $1,250/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 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
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to PNS airport
- 10 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 307 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Escambia County: R+20 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk