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Lake Butler is a small town of 1,601 people in Union County, Florida. It's about 23 miles from Gainesville, FL and 46 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $774 a month.
1,601people
$168kTypical home
$774/moRent
92° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,601
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 679 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 23 mi to Gainesville, FL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,058/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°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
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to GNV airport
- 51 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 135 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 284 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+68 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