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St. George Island is a small town of 1,133 people in Franklin County, Florida. It's about 59 miles from Panama City, FL and 187 miles from Tampa, 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 $693k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,133people
$693kTypical home
$1,049/moRent
91° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,133
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 238 people per sq mi
- 187 mi to Tampa, FL
- 59 mi to Panama City, FL
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $693k (≈$4,370/mo)
- Median rent $1,049/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 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
People
- Median age 61
- 15% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to TLH airport
- 149 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Florida districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+44 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.