Living in Westville, FL
Westville is a tiny town of 253 people in Holmes County, Florida. It's about 41 miles from Dothan, AL and 199 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $669 a month.
253people
$102kTypical home
$669/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 253
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 35 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 41 mi to Dothan, AL
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$644/mo)
- Median rent $669/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 54
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ECP airport
- 83 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Florida districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Holmes County: R+80 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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