Best PlacesHomosassa Springs, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in the Homosassa Springs metro, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Distance to the water drives a lot of the difference between one part and the next. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
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Homosassa Springs ranks 326th of 387 U.S. metro areas on the BestNeighborhood index. The coast is about 37 minutes away. Its strengths are state infrastructure and quiet. The cost shows up in walkability, disaster risk, and low incomes.
The best neighborhoods in the Homosassa Springs metro
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.
The best areas in Homosassa Springs
The towns and districts of the Homosassa Springs metro, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood in each, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the metro.
Beverly Hills, Citrus Hills & Lecanto
Fewer homes sit empty, more adults hold degrees, and commutes are shorter.
Citrus Springs
More households have young kids and heat risk is lower.
Crystal River
Local pay stretches further, though homes cost more.
Hernando & Inverness Highlands North
Scores close to Crystal River, except that prices have run up less here.
Downtown Homosassa Springs
Scores close to Hernando & Inverness Highlands North, except that crime runs higher here.
Inverness, Floral City & Inverness Highlands South
Tree cover is thicker.
Dunnellon
Incomes run lower and biking is worse.
Scores across Homosassa Springs run from about the 4th to the 83rd percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Homosassa Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Homosassa Springs ranks near the bottom because several of the basics fall short at once. State infrastructure is the standout, in the top 3% of metro areas. Quiet and low taxes follow.
The weak spots are broad rather than narrow: walkability, disaster risk, and low incomes all drag on the score. Those are area averages, and the map below shows which parts run well above them.
Where Homosassa Springs ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of metro areas
- QuietBetter than 96% of metro areas
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of metro areas
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of metro areas
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of metro areas
Where Homosassa Springs ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of metro areas
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of metro areas
- Household income$60,184 median, better than only 2% of metro areas
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of metro areas
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of metro areas
What it costs to buy a home in Homosassa Springs
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Homosassa Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $60,184; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Homosassa Springs' effective rate of 0.61%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Homosassa Springs
Homosassa Springs runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Homosassa Springs.
Who works in Homosassa Springs, and how
Work in Homosassa Springs centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Homosassa Springs
Homosassa Springs has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most metro areas and less late-night activity than most metro areas. The coast is about 37 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Homosassa Springs and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Homosassa Springs growing, and who is moving in?
Homosassa Springs has grown about 23% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Tampa, FL.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Homosassa Springs go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Homosassa Springs, month by month
Homosassa Springs sees roughly 147 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 Homosassa Springs
Tampa International sits about 57 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 Homosassa Springs
Schools across Homosassa Springs average a B+, better than 78% of metro areas.
Top elementary schools
- Rock Crusher Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Homosassa Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Lecanto Primary SchoolB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lecanto Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Crystal River Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Lecanto High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Crystal River High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Homosassa Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Homosassa 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 Homosassa Springs against the other 386 metro areas.
Who Homosassa Springs suits
Retirees
The weather beats 86% of metro areas, health care access beats 83%, and it is quieter than 96%.
Common questions about living in Homosassa Springs
Is Homosassa Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Homosassa Springs ranks 326th of 387 metro areas. It scores highest on state infrastructure, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on walkability and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Homosassa Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $260,869. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $60,184 median income, cost of living beats 3% of metro areas.
Is Homosassa Springs safe?
Yes, Homosassa Springs is safer than 90% of metro areas. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $155 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Homosassa Springs?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 68 with lows near 46. That works out to about 147 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of metro areas.
What are the best neighborhoods in Homosassa Springs?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Beverly Hills, Citrus Hills & Lecanto, Citrus Springs, and Crystal River. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Is Homosassa Springs good for families?
Schools beat 78% of metro areas, crime safety beats 90%, and childcare runs $715 a month.
Is Homosassa Springs good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 3% of metro areas, though advertised internet speeds beat only 6% of metro areas. About 15% of workers already work from home.
Compare Homosassa Springs with other metro areas
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Homosassa Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Homosassa 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.
Homosassa Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Homosassa Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Homosassa Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Homosassa Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Homosassa Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Homosassa 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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