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Green Cove Springs is a big small town of 10,044 people in Clay County, Florida. It's about 24 miles from Jacksonville, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $371k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,044people
$371kTypical home
$1,114/moRent
91° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
263Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,044
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,172 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 24 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $371k (≈$2,340/mo)
- Median rent $1,114/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 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 (305 per 100k)
- Low property crime (906 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to UST airport
- 35 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 279 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 858 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 259 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Florida districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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