WaldoFL
A town of 1,303. A typical home worth about $207K.
Population
1,303
−16.7% since 2010
Typical home
$207K
+0.5% in a year
Household income
$30K
median
Jobs based here
129
A commuter town
What makes Waldo stand out The thing Waldo does most differently from other towns.
A shrinking town Waldo has shrunk 16.7% since 2010 1,015 people in 2010; 1,303 today.
What’s changed most in Waldo? 1,015 2010
846 2020
1,303 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Housing
A typical Waldo home is worth about $207K The typical Waldo home is worth about $207,000, about the same as a year ago, 45% below the Florida typical home.
$207K Zillow home value
Typical home value Waldo $207K
Florida $376K
+0.5%
value change, 1 year
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Waldo Most working residents leave Waldo for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Gainesville (48%), Jacksonville (2%) and Ocala (2%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
1% work in town
Where working residents work In Waldo 1%
Gainesville 48%
Jacksonville 2%
Ocala 2%
Starke 2%
15 mi
median commute distance
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers Waldo has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 43°, and snow is almost unheard of.
92° summer high
Typical low → high °F Winter 45–69°
Spring 56–82°
Summer 71–91°
Fall 60–82°
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
65 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65 High risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Hurricanes Wildfire
2
paid flood claims since 1986
7
federal disasters paid out here
Schools
Waldo’s public schools outperform 55% of Florida districts The public schools Waldo’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
B School Grade
Health
Healthier than 46% of U.S. towns Waldo beats the Florida average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
B− Health Grade
26 measures vs. Florida
What stands out Waldo FL Fewer uninsured adults 11.8% 15.9% More older adults who have lost all their teeth 16.4% 12.7%
Uf Health Shands Hospital
14.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
43rd
percentile among FL towns
Outdoors
0% of Waldo is conserved land 0.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0% conserved
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 0%
conserved · 0 of 1,484 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Veterans Memorial Park — 1
Small town 1,303 people, and everyone knows the way In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
What should every visitor to Waldo know? Nearby towns
2007 · Waldo water tower01 · Wikimedia Commons
Waldo’s story
Waldo in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
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Waldo is a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2020 census, the population was 846, down from 1,015 at the 2010 census.
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Population 846
Area 2.3 sq mi
Elevation 167 ft
ZIP code 32694
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