Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Memorial Home Community Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Penney Farms has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2003.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Penney Farms, 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 Penney Farms.
Half commute less than 23 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Penney Farms dropped by 161, to 24. For Penney Farms, the typical household income is $53,000. The top destinations are Jacksonville (31%), Green Cove Springs (10%) and Lakeside (5%).
| Penney Farms | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $53,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA puts just over three fifths of Penney Farms’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to hurricanes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Penney Farms after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2017.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Penney Farms’ typical July afternoon high comes in at 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Penney Farms, 9.8% report frequent mental distress, below both the Florida town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%). Nearly two in five adults get no exercise outside work here. Of the 637 Florida towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Penney Farms. Also worth knowing: the town beats the Florida average on 17 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| Penney Farms | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Penney Farms | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 4% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.5% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 24.7% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Across 2 parks and preserves: 0.3 miles of trail. In Penney Farms, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Penney Farms Recreation Center | — | 1 |
| 2. Martina C. Kohler Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Penney Farms; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Penney Farms residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Where Penney Farms’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in the state of Florida, United States
Penney Farms is a town in central Clay County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida metropolitan statistical area. Its population was 821 at the 2020 census, up from 749 at the 2010 census.
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Penney Farms has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.