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Crescent City’s best subject grade is an A− for the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 32% of residents live below the poverty line in Crescent City, above both the Florida town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). No town in Florida scores lower than Crescent City on incomes. Residents are less healthy than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On history, just 29 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. Crescent City's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. Crescent City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Crescent City beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Crescent City is from typical.
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Census counts: 554 in 1890, a low of 352 in 1900, 1,654 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 3 maps from 1970 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Crescent City, 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 Crescent City.
37% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Crescent City, above both Florida’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (19%). 22% of adults report frequent physical distress in Crescent City. Crescent City beats the Florida average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 25.
| Crescent City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 20% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Crescent City | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.7% | 14.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.5% | 78.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 35.2% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Putnam school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton-Burney Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 1,056 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
The typical Crescent City home is worth about $209,000, down 2.3% in a year, 44% below the Florida typical home. 58% of Crescent City households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 2001, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Crescent City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Crescent City has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Crescent City’s July high is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The violent crime rate in Crescent City is 0 per 1,000 residents. Crescent City reports less crime per resident than 64% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
| Crescent City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.8 per 1,000 residents | 12.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Only 8 of the 639 Florida towns we compare have a lower median household income than Crescent City. The top destinations are Palatka (9%), Jacksonville (8%) and Daytona Beach (3%). Half commute less than 35 miles.
| Crescent City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $34,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2.1 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Crescent City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Stella Park | 0.4 mi | 7 |
| 2. Harry Banks Community Park | — | 14 |
| 3. Margary Neal Nelson Sunrise Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Crescent City; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Crescent City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
2 places in Crescent City on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Crescent City.
City in Florida, United States
Crescent City is a city in Putnam County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 Census, its population was 1,654, up from 1,577 at the 2010 census. The city is located on two lakes and is part of the Palatka, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Yes. That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($47,934 across the Palatka, FL area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
5 notable people were born here, including A. Philip Randolph and Caleb Brantley.
