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Mayo is a small town of 1,147 people in Lafayette County, Florida. It's about 56 miles from Valdosta, GA and 93 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 $166k and rent runs about $896 a month.
1,147people
$166kTypical home
$896/moRent
92° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,147
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,276 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 56 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,049/mo)
- Median rent $896/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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 42
- 37% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to VLD airport
- 94 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 72 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 299 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafayette County: R+76 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.