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%

Reddick$2,370/mo

Typical home $398K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $767/mo · Housing →

Altha$1,390/mo

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

The difference: $980 a month, about $11,800 a year, between Reddick and Altha.

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

C−ReddickBetter than 16% of districts in the state B+AlthaBetter than 71% of districts in the state

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

ReddickAltha

Snow a year0″—

January low41°F —

July high91°F —

Growing season (days)284d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd 87th

Outdoors & history

ReddickAltha

Settled1882 1946

Archive photos2 4

Famous people born here1 1

Community

ReddickAltha

Library hours a week30 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

194 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ReddickFL AlthaFL

Reddick ↔ Altha194 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

ReddickAltha

People

Population 573Highest 457Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.3%Lowest FL: +14.6% -7.5%Highest FL: +14.6%

Median age 46.4±4.1Lowest 9% above FL 50±15Highest 17% above FL

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

Kids under 18 15.5%±6.4Lowest FL: 19.5% 28.2%±10.6Highest FL: 19.5%

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

Age 65+ 19.9%±6.2Highest FL: 21.3% 19%±2Lowest FL: 21.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.1%Highest FL: 34.1% 9%Lowest FL: 34.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±5.4Highest FL: 6.1% 3.7%±5.1Lowest FL: 6.1%

Reddick 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±$9k 60% below FL

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $126,400±$96kHighest 65% below FL $84,500±$13kLowest 76% below FL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $767±$406Lowest 54% below FL $900±$423Highest 46% below FL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,086 60% below FL —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 86.1%±100Highest FL: 60.1% 85.9%±82.2Lowest FL: 60.1%

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

Below poverty line 26.4%Lowest FL: 12.6% 37%Highest FL: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 58%Highest FL: 67.6% 48.1%Lowest FL: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 5 yrs older than FL 1982Lowest 6 yrs older than FL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 23% above FL 29 minLowest 3% above FL

Work from home 51.1%±54Highest FL: 15.7% 4.4%±15.2Lowest FL: 15.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 2%Lowest 2.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 37.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.98Highest 0.33Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Ocala (32%)Blountstown (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AlthaFew work in Reddick

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 39.3Highest 32.9Lowest

Schools

School district MARION—

High school in town None in town—

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.

Reddick vs Altha

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $980 more a month in Reddick

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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