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Perry is a big small town of 7,068 people in Taylor County, Florida. It's about 47 miles from Tallahassee, FL and 116 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $986 a month.
7,068people
$151kTypical home
$986/moRent
91° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,068
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 756 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 47 mi to Tallahassee, FL
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$949/mo)
- Median rent $986/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (526 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,350 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to VLD airport
- 116 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Taylor County: R+60 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk