Living in Jasper, FL
Jasper is a small town of 3,072 people in Hamilton County, Florida. It's about 34 miles from Valdosta, GA and 76 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $725 a month.
3,072people
$78kTypical home
$725/moRent
91° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,072
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 715 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 34 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$494/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 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
- About average violent crime (345 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (617 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to VLD airport
- 74 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 144 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 268 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Florida districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: R+39 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk