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%

Astatula$2,180/mo

Typical home $374K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $1,147/mo · Housing →

Williston$1,680/mo

Typical home $291K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $969/mo · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Astatula and Williston.

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

Williston places higher on 10 of 18 FL lists

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−AstatulaBetter than 53% of districts in the state CWillistonBetter than 30% of districts in the state

Health

C−AstatulaHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns DWillistonHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns

6Astatula

10Williston

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 635 towns #500#104 Most conserved landOutdoors · 578 towns #101#395 Highest incomeIncome · 635 towns #327#462 Most educatedPeople · 635 towns #554#442 Most new homesHousing · 250 towns #45#87 Fastest growingGrowth · 614 towns #444#368 Most activeHealth · 633 towns #480#544 Fewest smokersHealth · 633 towns #512#572

Left end = #1 in Florida. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Astatula’s rankings →

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

AstatulaWilliston

Snow a year0″0″

January low46°F 43°F

July high90°F 91°F

Growing season (days)327d 277d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th 55th

Outdoors & history

AstatulaWilliston

Trails0 mi 1 mi

Conserved land11.1%1.5%

Settled—1853

National Register places—1

Archive photos1 6

Community

AstatulaWilliston

Library hours a week—37 hrs

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

64 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AstatulaFL WillistonFL

Astatula ↔ Williston64 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

AstatulaWilliston

People

Population 2,559Lowest 3,154Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.4%Lowest FL: +14.6% +7.5%Highest FL: +14.6%

Median age 39.1±7.1Lowest 8% below FL 41.4±4.2Highest about the FL average

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

Kids under 18 25.7%±6.1Highest FL: 19.5% 20.1%±4.9Lowest FL: 19.5%

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

Age 65+ 12%±2.7Lowest FL: 21.3% 20.9%±4.6Highest FL: 21.3%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.3%Lowest FL: 34.1% 21.7%Highest FL: 34.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±1.3Lowest FL: 6.1% 3.9%±2.8Highest FL: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $72,063±$9kHighest 3% below FL $61,111±$5kLowest 18% below FL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $257,300±$38kHighest 28% below FL $252,700±$36kLowest 30% below FL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,147±$178Highest 31% below FL $969±$72Lowest 42% below FL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,831Highest 33% below FL $1,655Lowest 39% below FL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69%±28.4Highest FL: 60.1% 57.2%±18.5Lowest FL: 60.1%

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

Below poverty line 13.6%Lowest FL: 12.6% 15.8%Highest FL: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.4%Highest FL: 67.6% 72%Lowest FL: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 7 yrs newer than FL 1989Lowest 1 yr newer than FL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 12% above FL 23 minLowest 18% below FL

Work from home 16.9%±10.9Highest FL: 15.7% 12.3%±6Lowest FL: 15.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 15.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 19.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Lowest 1.86Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Tavares (12%)Gainesville (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WillistonFew work in Astatula

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 11.1%Highest 1.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 6Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.2Lowest 42.7Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#300 of 488 in FL

School district —LEVY

High school in town —Williston Middle High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 21.4

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.

Astatula vs Williston

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Astatula

Williston places higher on 10 of 18 FL lists

What daily life feels like in each

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