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Lake Mystic is a tiny town of 601 people in Liberty County, Florida. It's about 43 miles from Panama City, FL and 199 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $850 a month.
601people
$214kTypical home
$850/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 601
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 132 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 43 mi to Panama City, FL
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,347/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 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
People
- Median age 48
- 32% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to TLH airport
- 131 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 138 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Florida districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Liberty County: R+67 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.