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Yankeetown is a tiny town of 675 people in Levy County, Florida. It's about 20 miles from Homosassa Springs, FL and 75 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $335k and rent runs about $1k a month.
675people
$335kTypical home
$1,108/moRent
90° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 675
- Part of a metro area
- About 87 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Tampa, FL
- 20 mi to Homosassa Springs, FL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $335k (≈$2,113/mo)
- Median rent $1,108/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 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 63
- 22% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to GNV airport
- 74 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 0 ft
- Right on the coast
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Florida districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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