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Palatka is a big small town of 10,650 people in Putnam County, Florida. It's about 40 miles from Gainesville, FL and 48 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $901 a month.
10,650people
$151kTypical home
$901/moRent
90° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
263Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,650
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,081 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 40 mi to Gainesville, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$949/mo)
- Median rent $901/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (377 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,474 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to UST airport
- 59 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+48 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High 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