Best PlacesCitrus Springs, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Citrus Springs, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Citrus Springs ranks 25,416th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Citrus Springs
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Citrus Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Citrus Springs ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 139 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of towns
Where Citrus Springs ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Citrus Springs
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Citrus Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,329, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Citrus Springs' effective rate of 0.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Citrus Springs
Citrus Springs runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Citrus Springs.
Who works in Citrus Springs, and how
Work in Citrus Springs centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Citrus Springs
The coast is about 43 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Citrus Springs, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Citrus Springs, month by month
Citrus Springs sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs October through May.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| April | 82° | 70° | 59° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 73° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Citrus Springs
The nearest airport, Gainesville Regional, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Citrus Springs
Schools across Citrus Springs average a B+, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Citrus Springs Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Central Ridge Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Citrus Springs Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Lecanto High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Citrus High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Crystal River High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Citrus Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Citrus Springs measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Citrus Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Citrus Springs
Is Citrus Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Citrus Springs ranks 25,416th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Citrus Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,058. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $68,329 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Citrus Springs safe?
Yes, Citrus Springs is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $134 per resident a year.
Compare Citrus Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Citrus Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Citrus Springs represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Citrus Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Citrus Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Citrus Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Citrus Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Citrus Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Citrus Springs detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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