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Wausau is a tiny town of 320 people in Washington County, Florida. It's about 33 miles from Panama City, FL and 212 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $869 a month.
320people
$120kTypical home
$869/moRent
93° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 320
- Part of a metro area
- About 278 people per sq mi
- 212 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 33 mi to Panama City, FL
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$755/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (161 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ECP airport
- 96 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 102 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Florida districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+65 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- 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.