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Watertown is a small town of 3,068 people in Columbia County, Florida. It's about 38 miles from Gainesville, FL and 57 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $851 a month.
3,068people
$114kTypical home
$851/moRent
90° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,068
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,240 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 38 mi to Gainesville, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$720/mo)
- Median rent $851/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 20.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 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 (325 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (957 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to GNV airport
- 59 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 177 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 278 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+50 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk