Living in Micanopy, FL
Micanopy is a tiny town of 747 people in Alachua County, Florida. It's about 13 miles from Gainesville, FL and 68 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $1k a month.
747people
$233kTypical home
$1,094/moRent
91° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 747
- Part of a metro area
- About 720 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 13 mi to Gainesville, FL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,471/mo)
- Median rent $1,094/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 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
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (276 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 18% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to GNV airport
- 77 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 161 ft
- 39 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 274 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Florida districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alachua County: D+21 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