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Hawthorne is a small town of 1,625 people in Alachua County, Florida. It's about 16 miles from Gainesville, FL and 58 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $727 a month.
1,625people
$178kTypical home
$727/moRent
91° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,625
- Part of a metro area
- About 219 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 16 mi to Gainesville, FL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,121/mo)
- Median rent $727/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 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
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (276 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to GNV airport
- 67 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 184 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 225 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alachua County: D+21 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