Best PlacesInglis, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Inglis, 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.
Inglis ranks 41,529th 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 Inglis
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.
Inglis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Inglis ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 89% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 138 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 79% of towns
Where Inglis ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Inglis
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Inglis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,738, 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 Inglis' effective rate of 0.75%, 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 Inglis
Inglis 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 Inglis.
Who works in Inglis, and how
Work in Inglis centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Inglis
Inglis has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of towns. The coast is about 17 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Inglis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Inglis, month by month
Inglis sees roughly 138 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 Inglis
The nearest airport, Gainesville Regional, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around Inglis
Schools across Inglis average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Crystal River Primary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Citrus Springs Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Romeo Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Crystal River Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Dunnellon Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Crystal River High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Williston Middle High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Dunnellon High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Inglis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Inglis 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 Inglis against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Inglis
Is Inglis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Inglis ranks 41,529th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and biking, 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 Inglis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $185,074. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $52,738 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Inglis safe?
Yes, Inglis is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $154 per resident a year.
Compare Inglis with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Inglis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Inglis 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.
Inglis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Inglis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Inglis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Inglis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Inglis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Inglis 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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