Living in Greenville, FL
Greenville is a small town of 1,650 people in Madison County, Florida. It's about 34 miles from Valdosta, GA and 118 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $63k and rent runs about $682 a month.
1,650people
$63kTypical home
$682/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,650
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,253 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 34 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $63k (≈$399/mo)
- Median rent $682/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (498 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,045 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 40% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to VLD airport
- 116 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 128 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 287 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Florida districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+29 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk