Palatka
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About Palatka
City in the United StatesPalatka ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Putnam County, Florida, United States. Palatka is the principal city of the Palatka Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is home to 72,893 residents. The Palatka micropolitan area is included in the Jacksonville–Kingsland–Palatka, FL-GA Combined Statistical Area. The city is the location of the St. Johns River State College, St. Johns River Water Management District Headquarters, and Ravine Gardens State Park. Local festivals include the Florida Azalea Festival and the Blue Crab Festival. The population was 10,446 at the 2020 census, down from 10,558 at the 2010 census.
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How Palatka ranks
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Housing in Palatka
The typical Palatka home is worth about $211,000, up 1.1% in a year, 44% below the Florida typical home.
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Safety in Palatka
Safety Grade D
Palatka reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less.
Health in Palatka
Health Grade D−
Healthier than 5% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 46% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Florida
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 7 are too close to call.
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Schools in Palatka
All Palatka schools →School Grade D
The public schools Palatka’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 86% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within FL. Ratings are from neighbors.
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