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Starke is a big small town of 5,877 people in Bradford County, Florida. It's about 23 miles from Gainesville, FL and 38 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $840 a month.
5,877people
$214kTypical home
$840/moRent
92° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,877
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 819 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 23 mi to Gainesville, FL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,351/mo)
- Median rent $840/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 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 37
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to GNV airport
- 45 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 197 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 286 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bradford County: R+57 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk