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Wewahitchka is a small town of 1,884 people in Gulf County, Florida. It's about 29 miles from Panama City, FL and 211 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $825 a month.
1,884people
$186kTypical home
$825/moRent
89° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,884
- Part of a metro area
- About 281 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 29 mi to Panama City, FL
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,172/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 118 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
People
- Median age 31
- 42% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to ECP airport
- 121 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gulf County: R+54 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate 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