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Macclenny is a big small town of 7,748 people in Baker County, Florida. It's about 28 miles from Jacksonville, FL. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,748people
$262kTypical home
$1,384/moRent
93° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,748
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,653 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 28 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,651/mo)
- Median rent $1,384/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 67°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
- 106 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
Safety
- Low violent crime (292 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (461 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 40% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to JAX airport
- 30 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 151 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 263 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 226 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baker County: R+73 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