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Live Oak is a big small town of 6,985 people in Suwannee County, Florida. It's about 42 miles from Valdosta, GA and 79 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $903 a month.
6,985people
$160kTypical home
$903/moRent
94° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,985
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 916 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 42 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,011/mo)
- Median rent $903/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to VLD airport
- 79 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 108 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 279 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Suwannee County: R+61 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low 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