IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Sopchoppy, FL
Sopchoppy is a tiny town of 496 people in Wakulla County, Florida. It's about 31 miles from Tallahassee, FL and 170 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $1k a month.
496people
$250kTypical home
$1,097/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
Is Sopchoppy right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 496
- Part of a metro area
- About 296 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 31 mi to Tallahassee, FL
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,577/mo)
- Median rent $1,097/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (828 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to TLH airport
- 164 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 164 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wakulla County: R+44 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk