Best PlacesCrystal Springs, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Crystal 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.
Crystal Springs ranks 19,613th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Crystal 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.
Crystal Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Crystal Springs ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
Where Crystal Springs ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of towns
- Short commute33.3 minutes each way, better than only 19% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Crystal Springs
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crystal Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,412, 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 Crystal Springs' effective rate of 0.68%, 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 Crystal Springs
Crystal Springs runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Crystal Springs.
Who works in Crystal Springs, and how
Work in Crystal Springs centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Crystal Springs
The coast is about 34 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Crystal Springs, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Crystal Springs, month by month
Crystal Springs sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 47. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| April | 85° | 71° | 59° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 86° | 74° | 66° |
Flying in and out of Crystal Springs
Tampa International sits about 24 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.1 million passengers in 2025, with 135 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Crystal Springs
Schools across Crystal Springs average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Knights Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Socrum Elementary SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Raymond B. Stewart Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Kathleen Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Marshall Middle Magnet SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Strawberry Crest High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Zephyrhills High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Plant City High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crystal Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crystal 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 Crystal Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Crystal Springs
Is Crystal Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crystal Springs ranks 19,613th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and fast internet, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crystal Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $249,423. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $86,412 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Crystal Springs safe?
Yes, Crystal Springs is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $110 per resident a year.
Compare Crystal Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crystal Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crystal 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.
Crystal Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crystal Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crystal Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crystal Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crystal Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crystal 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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