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Florida Cities
City Type
City Type	East Coast, Lakes & Rivers, College Town	Gulf Coast, Golf	Lakes & Rivers	Lakes & Rivers, College Town	Gulf Coast, Lakes & Rivers	East Coast, Lakes & Rivers, College Town	Gulf Coast	na
Population (2016 est.)
Population (Current)	81,185	21,845	38,953	131,591	56,610	96,114	26,990	78,040
Population (1990)	59,646	19,505	24,725	84,770	50,961	61,492	24,832	49,272
Land Area (sq mi)	34	12	31	61	15	29	6	36
Persons Per Square Mile	2,388	1,820	1,257	2,157	3,774	3,314	4,498	2,151
Home Prices
2018	$228,805	$489,128	$168,248	$203,296	$361,651	$429,604	$627,530	$419,000
Total Appreciation ('01 to '18)	99.3%	119.4%	89.6%	77.5%	94.6%	78.8%	124.2%	76.0%
Annual Appreciation ('17 to '18)	4.4%	0.5%	6.1%	5.2%	4.0%	4.0%	5.5%	6.0%
Avg Annual Appreciation ('01 to '18)	4.4%	5.1%	4.1%	3.7%	4.3%	3.7%	5.2%	3.8%
Big City Prices ('18)	$266,000	$355,000	$266,000	$248,000	$236,000	$355,000	$355,000	$340,000
Bargain Index	70%	111%	51%	66%	124%	98%	143%	101%
Big City	Orlando	Miami	Orlando	Jacksonville	Tampa-St Petersburg	Miami	Miami	na
Monthly Rent	$1,405	$1,630	$1,134	$1,174	$1,473	$1,943	$1,914	$1,495
Price/Rent Index	10.9	20.2	10.0	11.6	16.5	14.8	22.0	19.0
Cost of Living (2018)
Cost of Living	87%	118%	74%	79%	101%	119%	138%	109%
Air Quality - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Good Days	316	307	295	314	287	301	240	72%
Moderate Days	46	42	67	48	74	60	103	25%
Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days	1	0	3	2	4	1	2	3%
Unhealthy Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Very Unhealthy Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Water Quality (2002-2014)
Good	12%	1%	11%	14%	0%	na	50%	36%
Threatened	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	na	0%	2%
Impaired	88%	99%	89%	86%	100%	na	50%	62%
Walkability
Walk Score®	30	35	27	34	52	41	64	45
Nearest Large City
Distance to Nearest City	72 miles	115 miles	46 miles	72 miles	39 miles	44 miles	161 miles	72 miles
City	Orlando	Hialeah	Orlando	Jacksonville	St Petersburg	Hialeah	Miami	na
Recreation
National Parks	1	3	2	6	1	3	3	7
National Campgrounds	6	5	7	11	4	0	1	26
State Parks	5	7	10	15	16	8	7	11
Medical Care (2016)
Accredited Hospitals	8	6	3	4	6	5	1	4
Building Permits (single family homes)
2016	214	134	433	76	109	146	208	346
2015	157	162	354	71	116	131	203	324
Gain ('15 to '16)	36%	-17%	22%	7%	-6%	11%	2%	6%
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Population Distribution (2010)
Median Age (yrs)	43	64	42	25	45	45	42	37
White	80.9%	93.3%	64.7%	64.9%	75.4%	88.5%	83.8%	80.7%
Black or African American	10.3%	4.2%	27.7%	23.0%	15.1%	5.2%	9.7%	7.2%
Native American Indian and Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	0.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Asian	3.1%	0.6%	2.0%	6.9%	1.3%	2.4%	1.6%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%
Other Race	2.1%	0.7%	3.0%	1.9%	5.3%	2.0%	2.2%	4.4%
Multiple Races	3.1%	1.0%	2.3%	2.9%	2.3%	1.6%	2.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	4.5%	11.0%	10.0%	16.6%	11.9%	21.2%	11.6%
Income and Housing (2010)
Family Income	$55,468	$117,303	$47,588	$50,495	$51,481	$96,543	$58,336	$69,596
Occupied Housing	87%	58%	84%	89%	79%	83%	78%	83%
Vacant Housing	13%	42%	16%	11%	21%	17%	22%	17%
Home Ownership	60%	78%	58%	38%	57%	70%	41%	55%
Persons Per Family	2.80	2.40	2.90	2.80	2.80	2.80	2.80	2.90
Taxes (2018)
Local and State	6.8%	6.8%	6.8%	6.8%	6.8%	6.8%	6.8%	6.8%
Local, State and Federal	103 days	103 days	103 days	103 days	103 days	103 days	103 days	113 days
Climate - Average Temperatures (1971-2000)
Climate Type	Warm & Humid	Warm & Humid	Warm & Humid	Warm & Humid	Warm & Humid	Warm & Humid	Temperate & Humid	Temperate & Humid
January Low Temp	50 F	53 F	51 F	44 F	51 F	58 F	65 F	27 F
July High Temp	91 F	91 F	93 F	91 F	91 F	92 F	89 F	86 F
Annual Precipitation	48 in	52 in	50 in	49 in	55 in	57 in	39 in	35 in
Elevation	25 ft	5 ft	145 ft	96 ft	20 ft	15 ft	4 ft	1,652 ft
Natural Hazard Risk
Total Hazard Risk	Higher	Moderate	Higher	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Earthquake	.1%	.1%	0%	.1%	0%	0%	.1%	10.9%
Tsunami	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Hurricane	>60	40-60	40-60	40-60	40-60	>60	>60	10
Flood	Very High	Very High	Very High	High	Very High	Very High	Very High	Very High
Tornado	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low
Volcano	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Wildfire	High	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low
Man-Made Hazard Risk (Nuclear)
Nearby Reactors	2	2	3	1	0	4	0	2
Crimes per 10,000 Population - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Violent Crimes	96	20	70	81	91	24	72	40
Property Crimes	479	333	581	454	597	317	640	397
Home Energy Use - Annual Avg (1971-2000)
Heating Degree Days	595	316	538	1,148	538	219	62	4,662
Cooling Degree Days	3,186	3,646	3,551	2,748	3,327	4,241	4,830	1,253
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