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Sneads’ weakest subject grade is a D− for incomes. On incomes, just 9 of Florida’s 774 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. On health, just 75 of Florida’s 777 towns do worse. Sneads's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. Sneads Community House and Old Pump is on the National Register of Historic Places. Sneads has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Sneads beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Sneads’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 Sneads is from typical.
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Census counts: 368 in 1900, 1,699 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1954 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sneads, 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 Sneads.
Sneads’ median rent is $831 a month, below both the Florida town median ($1,647 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 59% of Sneads households own their home. The typical Sneads home is worth about $154,000, about the same as a year ago, 59% below the Florida typical home.
| Sneads | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $831 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 59% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Jackson school district. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Sneads High School, with 340 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sneads Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 574 | A |
| Sneads High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 340 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
For Sneads, that is where Florida’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 14%. Sneads beats the Florida average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Sneads.
| Sneads | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 20% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Sneads | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.7% | 7.2% |
| More smokers | 19.6% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.3% | 3.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Sneads since 1998.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median household income in Sneads is $39,000. Since 2013, Sneads has added 20 jobs, to 231 in 2023. Most working residents leave Sneads for work: only 4% work in town.
| Sneads | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $39,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sneads has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Sneads’ July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Sneads's reported crime rate is well below Florida's. Of the 106 Florida towns we compare, none has a lower property crime rate than Sneads. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2022.
| Sneads | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 18 | 14.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.9 |
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
1.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Adam Tucker Wilson Memorial Park, at 52 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Adam Tucker Wilson Memorial Park | — | 52 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Sneads; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Sneads residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Town in the state of Florida, United States
Sneads is a town in Jackson County, Florida, United States, in the Florida panhandle of North Florida. The population was 1,849 at the 2020 census.
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Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
