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Penney Farms is a tiny town of 642 people in Clay County, Florida. It's about 26 miles from Jacksonville, FL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $2k a month.
642people
$272kTypical home
$1,946/moRent
92° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
263Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 642
- Part of a metro area
- About 440 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 26 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,713/mo)
- Median rent $1,946/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (703 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 81
- 15% of households have kids
- 59% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to UST airport
- 36 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 280 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 630 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 199 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Florida districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+39 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.