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Gretna is a small town of 1,342 people in Gadsden County, Florida. It's about 29 miles from Tallahassee, FL and 182 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $651 a month.
1,342people
$144kTypical home
$651/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,342
- Part of a metro area
- About 157 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 29 mi to Tallahassee, FL
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$906/mo)
- Median rent $651/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 44
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to TLH airport
- 148 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 262 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Florida districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gadsden County: D+31 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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.