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Keystone Heights is a small town of 1,576 people in Clay County, Florida. It's about 20 miles from Gainesville, FL and 44 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,576people
$228kTypical home
$1,258/moRent
92° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,576
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,466 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 20 mi to Gainesville, FL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,437/mo)
- Median rent $1,258/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 68°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (703 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to GNV airport
- 53 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 161 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 296 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+39 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