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Lee is a tiny town of 835 people in Madison County, Florida. It's about 30 miles from Valdosta, GA and 98 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $773 a month.
835people
$98kTypical home
$773/moRent
91° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 835
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 343 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 30 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$617/mo)
- Median rent $773/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 103 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
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (498 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,045 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to VLD airport
- 96 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 108 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 280 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Florida districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+29 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low 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.