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Williston Highlands is a small town of 3,666 people in Levy County, Florida. It's about 26 miles from Ocala, FL and 87 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 $228k and rent runs about $723 a month.
3,666people
$228kTypical home
$723/moRent
91° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,666
- Part of a metro area
- About 324 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 26 mi to Ocala, FL
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,440/mo)
- Median rent $723/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 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
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (601 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 44% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to GNV airport
- 88 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 102 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 201 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Florida districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Levy County: R+50 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate 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