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Lawtey is a tiny town of 897 people in Bradford County, Florida. It's about 30 miles from Gainesville, FL and 32 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 $168k and rent runs about $723 a month.
897people
$168kTypical home
$723/moRent
92° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 897
- Part of a metro area
- About 593 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 30 mi to Gainesville, FL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,056/mo)
- Median rent $723/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 68°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 42
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to GNV airport
- 38 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 161 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 278 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 235 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Florida districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bradford County: R+57 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.