Area data
Penney Farms, FL — ZIP 32079
Population: 419 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with lightning, heatwave, hurricane the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 3.4% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 542.2 (-2.6% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $1,630/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,690/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $2,010/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,520/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $3,180/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 103.4 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $25.50/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, heatWave, hurricane, inlandFlooding, tornado
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coastalFlooding: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · hurricane: Relatively Moderate · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate · lightning: Relatively High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 80% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 51.7%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Jacksonville Naval Air Station (17.8 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 55.3 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 9a (extreme annual low 20 to 25°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (30 mi)
- National parks include
- Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, Fort Matanzas National Monument
- Airports within 30 mi
- 24
- Nearest airport
- Williams Field (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Cecil Airport (VQQ) (17 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 23
- Hospitals include
- SHANDS JACKSONVILLE, ASCENSION ST VINCENT'S RIVERSIDE, BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - JACKSONVILLE
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.9 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,953
- Housing built before 1970
- 84.7%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 3.3%
- Mean commute to work
- 4 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 67.4%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 48,311
- Average weekly wage
- $988
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,863
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is typical rent in ZIP 32079?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $2,010/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 32079?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, heatWave, hurricane, inlandFlooding, tornado.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 32079?
- Risk to homes is higher than 80% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 32079?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 32079?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 32079?
- Regional Price Parity: 103.4 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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