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Grand Ridge is a tiny town of 997 people in Jackson County, Florida. It's about 43 miles from Dothan, AL and 202 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $902 a month.
997people
$107kTypical home
$902/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 997
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 229 people per sq mi
- 202 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 43 mi to Dothan, AL
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$672/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,411 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to TLH airport
- 130 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 131 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 157 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Florida districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+46 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.