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Lake City is a big small town of 12,515 people in Columbia County, Florida. It's about 39 miles from Gainesville, FL and 59 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,515people
$185kTypical home
$1,040/moRent
90° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,515
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 875 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 39 mi to Gainesville, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,166/mo)
- Median rent $1,040/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 128 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
- About average violent crime (393 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,082 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to GNV airport
- 61 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 200 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 278 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+50 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate 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