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Ocklawaha is a small town of 1,586 people in Marion County, Florida. It's about 16 miles from Ocala, FL and 60 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,586people
$190kTypical home
$1,542/moRent
91° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
263Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,586
- Part of a metro area
- About 663 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Orlando, FL
- 16 mi to Ocala, FL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,196/mo)
- Median rent $1,542/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (271 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,033 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to SFB airport
- 46 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 98 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 209 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 419 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Florida districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+32 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk