A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Altha$1,390/mo

Typical home $206K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →

Medley$590/mo

Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,320/mo · Housing →

The difference: $800 a month, about $9,600 a year, between Altha and Medley.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Florida ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

B+AlthaBetter than 71% of districts in the state –MedleyNot graded

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

AlthaMedley

Snow a year—0″

January low—59°F

July high—90°F

Growing season (days)—365d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th 61st

Outdoors & history

AlthaMedley

Trails—2 mi

Conserved land—0.1%

Settled1946 —

Archive photos4 1

Famous people born here1 —

Community

AlthaMedley

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

437 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AlthaFL MedleyFL

Altha ↔ Medley437 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Florida average

AlthaMedley

People

Population 457Lowest 988Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.5%Lowest FL: +14.6% +26%Highest FL: +14.6%

Median age 50±15Lowest 17% above FL 58.2±5.4Highest 37% above FL

Medley and Altha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 28.2%±10.6Highest FL: 19.5% 9.3%±4.1Lowest FL: 19.5%

Age 65+ 19%±2Lowest FL: 21.3% 28.9%±4.7Highest FL: 21.3%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9%Lowest FL: 34.1% 10.7%Highest FL: 34.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±5.1Lowest FL: 6.1% 6.6%±3.9Highest FL: 6.1%

Medley and Altha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $29,583±$9kLowest 60% below FL $40,735±$20kHighest 45% below FL

Medley and Altha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $84,500±$13kLowest 76% below FL $87,300±$20kHighest 76% below FL

Medley and Altha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $900±$423Lowest 46% below FL $1,320±$106Highest 21% below FL

Medley and Altha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 85.9%±82.2Highest FL: 60.1% 69.9%±27.5Lowest FL: 60.1%

Altha and Medley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 37%Highest FL: 12.6% 21%Lowest FL: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 48.1%Lowest FL: 67.6% 66%Highest FL: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 6 yrs older than FL 1979Lowest 9 yrs older than FL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 3% above FL 25 minLowest 13% below FL

Work from home 4.4%±15.2Lowest FL: 15.7% 9.8%±5.1Highest FL: 15.7%

Medley and Altha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 6.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.8 miHighest 6.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Lowest 63.81Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Blountstown (14%)Miami (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MedleyFew work in Altha

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 2.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 32.9Highest 26.7Lowest

Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Altha vs Medley

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $800 more a month in Altha

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