Living in Bristol, Florida
Bristol is a city in Liberty County, with about 1,020 people.1 It feels small-town or low-density suburban, at 623 people per square mile.1,3
Small place: Census estimates for places under 5,000 people have wide margins of error. Treat these figures as rough.
Nearest 24-hour emergency room
Calhoun-Liberty Hospital, in Blountstown, about 4 miles away (a small rural Critical Access Hospital).2
Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.
Life in the Big Bend and Nature Coast
Tallahassee, the state capital and a two-university town, plus the quiet Gulf coast that curves from Apalachicola around to Crystal River: oyster and clam towns, springs, manatees and some of the least-developed coastline left in Florida.4,5,6,7
Hazards: Storm surge on a shallow, low-lying coast. Idalia came ashore at Keaton Beach on August 30, 2023, as a Category 3 with record surge; Helene came ashore near Perry on September 26, 2024, with 140 mph winds, the strongest hurricane to hit the Big Bend since records began in 1900, with flooding over 16 feet in places. Cedar Key was badly damaged by both.8,9,10
Read the free Big Bend and Nature Coast preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.
The full Bristol town card
Choosing Your Place has the complete card for Bristol and 779 other places:
- How its home values, rent, age and income compare with the rest of the Big Bend and Nature Coast
- Household income, and how many ER hospitals are within 15 miles
- The nearest airline airport and the nearest big airport
- The full region profile, side-by-side compare and the monthly-cost calculator
"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Bristol as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls Bristol can be larger.
Notes
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024
- CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (places)
- Tallahassee climate, 1991–2020 normals (Wikipedia, from NOAA)
- Apalachicola, Florida (Wikipedia)
- Wakulla Springs (Wikipedia)
- Crystal River, Florida (Wikipedia)
- Hurricane Idalia (Wikipedia)
- Hurricane Helene (Wikipedia)
- Cedar Key, Florida (Wikipedia)