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Welaka is a small town of 1,082 people in Putnam County, Florida. It's about 36 miles from Ocala, FL and 59 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,082people
$283kTypical home
$1,050/moRent
91° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
263Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,082
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 729 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 36 mi to Ocala, FL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,785/mo)
- Median rent $1,050/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 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 (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (790 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 17% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to UST airport
- 55 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 56 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Florida districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+48 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High 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