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Lake Kerr is a small town of 1,697 people in Marion County, Florida. It's about 25 miles from Ocala, FL and 69 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $525 a month.
1,697people
$110kTypical home
$525/moRent
91° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
263Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,697
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 172 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 25 mi to Ocala, FL
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$692/mo)
- Median rent $525/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (271 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,033 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 13% of households have kids
- 43% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to GNV airport
- 52 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 66 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Florida districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+32 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High 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