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Springfield is a big small town of 8,230 people in Bay County, Florida. It's about 4 miles from Panama City, FL and 236 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,230people
$189kTypical home
$1,307/moRent
91° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,230
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,726 people per sq mi
- 236 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 4 mi to Panama City, FL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,189/mo)
- Median rent $1,307/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (407 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,180 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to ECP airport
- 97 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- Right on the coast
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 198 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bay County: R+47 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk