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

160 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lemon GroveFL HamptonFL

Lemon Grove ↔ Hampton160 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Florida average

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People

Population 547Highest 499Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3%Highest FL: +14.6% -13.6%Lowest FL: +14.6%

Median age 44.5±23.4Highest 4% above FL 41.7±13.6Lowest about the FL average

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

Kids under 18 33.1%±14.7Highest FL: 19.5% 25.1%±5.4Lowest FL: 19.5%

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

Age 65+ 23.9%±10.3Lowest FL: 21.3% 25.5%±11.3Highest FL: 21.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.8%Highest FL: 34.1% 4.4%Lowest FL: 34.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.9 FL: 6.1% 0%±4.3 FL: 6.1%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $26,971±$24kLowest 64% below FL $42,344±$18kHighest 43% below FL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $94,300±$44k 74% below FL

Rentmedian gross, monthly $898±$80Highest 46% below FL $796±$73Lowest 52% below FL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,389Highest 49% below FL $939Lowest 66% below FL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest FL: 60.1% 64.8%±44.2Lowest FL: 60.1%

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

Below poverty line 39.9%Highest FL: 12.6% 29.8%Lowest FL: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 64%Lowest FL: 67.6% 72.4%Highest FL: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2006Highest 18 yrs newer than FL 1984Lowest 4 yrs older than FL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 9% above FL 31 minHighest 12% above FL

Work from home 0%±8.7 FL: 15.7% 0%±8.7 FL: 15.7%

Work in townworking residents 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miHighest 22.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Highest 0.04Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Wauchula (16%)Gainesville (26%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HamptonFew work in Lemon Grove

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 13.8%Highest 2.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 4.6 miHighest 1.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 1.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 42.1Highest

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

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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.

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