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Port St. Joe is a small town of 3,616 people in Gulf County, Florida. It's about 32 miles from Panama City, FL and 214 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $353k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,616people
$353kTypical home
$1,433/moRent
90° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
239Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,616
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 386 people per sq mi
- 214 mi to Tampa, FL
- 32 mi to Panama City, FL
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $353k (≈$2,227/mo)
- Median rent $1,433/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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
People
- Median age 56
- 29% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to ECP airport
- 121 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gulf County: R+54 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk