Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Carrabelle grades D− overall, 587th of 634 graded towns in Florida, mostly because of incomes and schools. The median household income is $50K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line. Its public schools trail 91% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. What it does well: 1% of its land is conserved. 6.2% of residents are under 18 in Carrabelle, below both the Florida town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). On history, just 57 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top.
Where Carrabelle beats most towns.
Where Carrabelle’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Carrabelle is from typical.
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Census counts: 482 in 1890, 2,606 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1895 and 2 maps from 1943 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Carrabelle, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Carrabelle.
Carrabelle has home values still below their peak and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Florida; it also is a long drive from an emergency room.
3.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Carrabelle | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. George Sands Park | 0.5 mi | 6 |
| 2. Tate's Hell Wildlife Management Area | — | 8 |
| 3. Tillie Miller Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Since 1985, 60 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Carrabelle.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here fell from 552 in 2013 to 438.
Most working residents leave Carrabelle for work: only 12% work in town. Jobs based in Carrabelle fell to 438 in 2023, 114 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Apalachicola (9%), Tallahassee (9%) and Jacksonville (3%).
| Carrabelle | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $50,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The nearest emergency room, George E Weems Memorial Hospital, is 21.5 miles away in a straight line. Against the 5,722 U.S. towns with household incomes like Carrabelle’s, it is healthier than 64%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
18% of adults binge drink in Carrabelle. Carrabelle beats the Florida average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Carrabelle.
| Carrabelle | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Carrabelle | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.1% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 23.1% | 26.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Apalachicola Airport weather station, 23 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 299 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 94% of Florida places with climate records. January nights average 42.8°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 86% of Florida places with climate records; July afternoons average 90.9°.
Carrabelle has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Carrabelle is 43°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Carrabelle | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 43°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical value, about $300K, is 9% below its May 2024 peak.
The typical Carrabelle home is worth about $300,000, down 2.8% in a year, 20% below the Florida typical home. Carrabelle’s median rent is $914 a month.
| Carrabelle | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $914 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Carrabelle; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Carrabelle residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
3 notable people were born in Carrabelle.
City in Florida, United States
Carrabelle is a city in Franklin County, Florida, United States. It is located east of Apalachicola at the mouth of the Carrabelle River on the Gulf of Mexico, within the Florida Panhandle. The population was 2,606 as of the 2020 census.
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Carrabelle grades D− overall, better than 4% of U.S. towns and #587 of 634 in Florida. It grades C for health and D for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 4.7 years of the area's median household income ($64,105 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
3 notable people were born here, including Buck O'Neil and John Robinson.
