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Perry vs Quincy

68 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (15 min in Perry) and work in town (+15.5 pts in Perry).

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Perry, FLHomes around $183KFlorida · 7,068 people
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Quincy, FLHomes around $177KFlorida · 7,942 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

PerryHomes around $183K
Housing$183K typical home51% below the FL typical home SchoolsBetter than 36%of FL districts Health93% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Perry →
QuincyHomes around $177K
Housing$177K typical home53% below the FL typical home SchoolsBetter than 1%of FL districts Health98% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Quincy →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Average commute15 min
Perry has the shorter commute
Quincy 31 minPerry 16 min
Work in town+15.5 pts
More of Perry’s workers stay in town
Perry 28.7%Quincy 13.2%
Trails+72%
Quincy has more miles of trail
Quincy 3.1 miPerry 1.8 mi
Street grid+58%
Perry has the more walkable street grid
Perry 62.7Quincy 39.8
Typical home built15 yrs
Quincy’s homes are older
Perry 1978Quincy 1963
★ What stands out · Report cards

Perry places higher on 12 of 21 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
C+PerryBetter than 36% of districts in the state D−QuincyBetter than 1% of districts in the state
Health
DPerryHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns D−QuincyHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns
12Perry
9Quincy

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 631 towns #59#628 Shortest commuteGetting around · 635 towns #10#481 Lowest depressionHealth · 633 towns #380#186 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 633 towns #350#543 Best schoolsSchools · 488 towns #341#474 Most remote workersWork · 598 towns #379#521 Most walkableOutdoors · 635 towns #381#506 Most conserved landOutdoors · 578 towns #427#342

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Perry$1,040/mo
Typical home $183K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $986/mo · Housing →
Quincy$1,010/mo
Typical home $177K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $1,047/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
PerryQuincy
Snow a year0″0″
January low43°F38°F
July high90°F93°F
Growing season (days)267d255d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th54th
Outdoors & history
PerryQuincy
Trails2 mi3 mi
Conserved land1.2%2.3%
Settled—1828
National Register places39
Archive photos10—
Famous people born here6—
Community
PerryQuincy
Library hours a week45 hrs58 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

68 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PerryFLQuincyFL
Perry ↔ Quincy68 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.

PerryQuincy
People
Population 7,068Lowest 7,942Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.7%Lowest FL: +14.6% 0%Highest FL: +14.6%
Median age 36.1±5.8Highest 15% below FL 35.9±8.7Lowest 16% below FL
Perry and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.9%±5.8Lowest FL: 19.5% 32.5%±5.1Highest FL: 19.5%
Quincy and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.8%±3.5Highest FL: 21.3% 14.9%±3.2Lowest FL: 21.3%
Perry and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.3%Lowest FL: 34.1% 19.3%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±1.9Highest FL: 6.1% 1.5%±0.9Lowest FL: 6.1%
Perry and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $40,898±$8kHighest 45% below FL $32,125±$11kLowest 57% below FL
Perry and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $150,500±$28kHighest 58% below FL $125,500±$29kLowest 65% below FL
Perry and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $986±$79Lowest 41% below FL $1,047±$174Highest 37% below FL
Quincy and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $755Highest 72% below FL $696Lowest 75% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.9%±18.1Lowest FL: 60.1% 75.9%±16.1Highest FL: 60.1%
Quincy and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.9%Lowest FL: 12.6% 42.7%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 59.5%Highest FL: 67.6% 57.6%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 10 yrs older than FL 1963Lowest 25 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 42% below FL 31 minHighest 11% above FL
Work from home 11.5%±8.6Highest FL: 15.7% 6.5%±3.3Lowest FL: 15.7%
Perry and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 28.7%Highest 13.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 19.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.12Lowest 1.16Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Tallahassee (14%)Tallahassee (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in QuincyFew work in Perry
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 3.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 62.7Highest 39.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #341 of 488 in FL#474 of 488 in FL
School district TAYLORGADSDEN
High school in town Taylor County High SchoolGadsden Technical College
Students per teacherat that high school 20.6Highest 5.0Lowest
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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