How Macclenny compares across Florida
Macclenny is ranked on 32 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
Colder winters than 96% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Macclenny’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Macclenny lands in the top half on 9 of 20 lists
Each dot is Macclenny’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Macclenny does best come first.
The lists Macclenny does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Macclenny marked.
Every FL list, and where Macclenny lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#171
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#204
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#130
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #275Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#321
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#407
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#360
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#318
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#252
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#380
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#559 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#572
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#113
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#128
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
#123 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#319
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#396 
People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#461
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#94
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#542
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#423
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#201 Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
#529
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
#77
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
#482
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
#108
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
#451 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 North Miami Beach · 20.3 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Winter Park · 17.4 per resident
Safety
Safest#1 Gulf Breeze · 4.8
The number on the right is Macclenny’s spot. All of Florida’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every FL list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.