Living in White Springs, FL
White Springs is a tiny town of 919 people in Hamilton County, Florida. It's about 47 miles from Valdosta, GA and 65 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $768 a month.
919people
$98kTypical home
$768/moRent
93° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 919
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 502 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 47 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$616/mo)
- Median rent $768/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (345 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (617 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to VLD airport
- 65 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 115 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 272 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 14 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: R+39 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.