Best PlacesSilver Springs Shores, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Silver Springs Shores, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Silver Springs Shores ranks 36,120th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Silver Springs Shores
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.
Silver Springs Shores' strengths and weaknesses
Where Silver Springs Shores ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 94% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of towns
Where Silver Springs Shores ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Silver Springs Shores
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Silver Springs Shores home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,960, 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 Silver Springs Shores' effective rate of 0.78%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Silver Springs Shores
Silver Springs Shores runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Silver Springs Shores.
Who works in Silver Springs Shores, and how
Work in Silver Springs Shores centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Silver Springs Shores
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Silver Springs Shores.
What the weather is like in Silver Springs Shores, month by month
Silver Springs Shores sees roughly 126 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 70, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 56° | 45° |
| April | 84° | 71° | 58° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 85° | 73° | 64° |
Flying in and out of Silver Springs Shores
The nearest airport, Gainesville Regional, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around Silver Springs Shores
Schools across Silver Springs Shores average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Greenway Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Emerald Shores Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Belleview Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Lake Weir Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Belleview High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Lake Weir High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Silver Springs Shores school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Silver Springs Shores 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 Silver Springs Shores against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Silver Springs Shores
Is Silver Springs Shores a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Silver Springs Shores ranks 36,120th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and biking, and lowest on an overheated housing market and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Silver Springs Shores expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $147,755. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $48,960 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Silver Springs Shores safe?
Yes, Silver Springs Shores is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $140 per resident a year.
Compare Silver Springs Shores with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Silver Springs Shores. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Silver Springs Shores 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.
Silver Springs Shores detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Silver Springs Shores: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Silver Springs Shores: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Silver Springs Shores: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Silver Springs Shores: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Silver Springs Shores 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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