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SheetFL-FULLER-HEIGHTS-FL · Fuller Heights, FL 10,697 pop · income 62nd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Fuller Heights
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Fuller Heights on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Tarboro · lowest
49,386
Tarboro · lowest
49,386 median HH income
32.8% of the leader · rank #1
Guilford Cent… · near
80,000
Guilford Cent… · near
80,000 median HH income
53.2% of the leader · rank #2
Fuller Heights · this city
80,021
Fuller Heights · this city
80,021 median HH income
53.2% of the leader · rank #3
Forestville · near
80,028
Forestville · near
80,028 median HH income
53.2% of the leader · rank #4
Greer · near
80,030
Greer · near
80,030 median HH income
53.2% of the leader · rank #5
Kanab · near
80,040
Kanab · near
80,040 median HH income
53.2% of the leader · rank #6
Felida · highest
150,430
Felida · highest
150,430 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Fuller Heights on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 10,697.
Nationally, Fuller Heights sits in the 62nd percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.
62nd
percentile, household income
58th
percentile, home value
73rd
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Fuller Heights, FL
Florida's Fuller Heights is a small town, with 10,697 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Median household income here is $80,021 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 2.8%. Typical homes in Fuller Heights are valued around $262,000, and the median resident age is 33.9 years. 16.6% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 65.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Florida carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 103.4 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,526 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Florida, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Workers in Fuller Heights report an average commute of 24.2 minutes, with 70.2% driving alone and 12.3% working from home. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 out of 100 (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Fuller Heights's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Fuller Heights, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for local building permits, annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Fuller Heights?
Within Florida, the closest population matches are Pine Ridge CDP (Citrus County) (10,676 residents, $66,131 income); Pebble Creek (10,719 residents, $109,375 income); Alachua (10,638 residents, $78,526 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Kearney, MO (10,696 residents); Orono, ME (10,699 residents); Felida, WA (10,695 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
How far does income reach against housing in Fuller Heights?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.3 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 2.8%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
What does the journey to work look like in Fuller Heights?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 70.2%. The reported mean trip to work is 24.2 minutes.
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Florida average
D
City profile score · Fuller Heights, FL
49/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate A-
2.8%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income C
$80,021
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living F
103.4 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share F
16.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Fuller Heights profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 80/100 (A-) · 2.8%
Household income: 59/100 (C) · $80,021
Cost of living: 25/100 (F) · 103.4 index
Bachelor's+ share: 24/100 (F) · 16.6%
How does Fuller Heights compare to other US cities?
Where Fuller Heights sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income62% higher than other cities
Home value58% pricier than other cities
Median rent73% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Fuller Heights against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Florida only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Florida-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Fuller Heights near the bottom of Florida's cities
Among the 930 Florida cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Fuller Heights ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Fuller Heights only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#318 of 903
65th percentile in Florida
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Median Home Value
#536 of 894
40th percentile in Florida
Poverty Rate
#770 of 930
17th percentile in Florida
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#688 of 930
26th percentile in Florida
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Florida only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
62nd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Fuller Heights's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$262,00042nd percentilemore affordable than 42% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Fuller Heights's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.3×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#7,998 of 15,516
More affordable than 48% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,261 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.3×, Fuller Heights sits in the moderate band:
national rank #7,998 of 15,516 and #1,261 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$80,021Fuller Heights, FL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Fuller Heights, FL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Fuller Heights, FL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)16.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)2.8%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)65.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
10,697
Median Income
$80,021
Median Home Value
$262,000
Median Age
33.9
Poverty Rate
2.8%
Labor force participation
65.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
16.6%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
24.2 minutes
Drive Alone
70.2%
Carpool
11.6%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.5%
Work from Home
12.3%
Other
4.4%
Based on 5,539 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Florida statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Florida at $225 (electricity about $145 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Florida statewide averages, not a meter reading for Fuller Heights. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Florida's BEA cost-of-living index is 103.4 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Fuller Heights is $1,526/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Florida statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Florida statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Fuller Heights sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Fuller Heights compares to similar-size Florida cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.