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Steinhatchee is a tiny town of 756 people in Taylor County, Florida. It's about 62 miles from Gainesville, FL and 112 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $988 a month.
756people
$296kTypical home
$988/moRent
90° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 756
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 115 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 62 mi to Gainesville, FL
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,868/mo)
- Median rent $988/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 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
Safety
- About average violent crime (330 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,223 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 20% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to GNV airport
- 115 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- Right on the coast
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Florida districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Taylor County: R+60 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- 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.