Living in Havana, FL
Havana is a small town of 2,031 people in Gadsden County, Florida. It's about 16 miles from Tallahassee, FL and 165 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 $216k and rent runs about $774 a month.
2,031people
$216kTypical home
$774/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,031
- Part of a metro area
- About 729 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 16 mi to Tallahassee, FL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,364/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $61k
- 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
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 54
- 15% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TLH airport
- 162 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 161 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 256 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 293 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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