AripekaFL
A town of 258, settled in 1895.
Is Aripeka a good place to live?
Aripeka has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Aripeka lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 12% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Moving to Aripeka: who provides what
Aripeka is unincorporated, so Hernando County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Aripeka.
With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Aripeka work out of town
Half of commuters travel less than 30 miles. The top destinations are Tampa (13%), Largo (5%) and Lakeland (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Aripeka, with hurricanes at the top
On expected storm and flood damage, Aripeka sits above 62% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Aripeka after 10 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 43% come from hurricanes and 26% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Aripeka is
In Aripeka, just over three quarters of adults had a checkup this year, against 79% in Florida’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Aripeka is ahead of Florida on 5 and behind on 4. 22% of Aripeka adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Aripeka | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Aripeka | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.3% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.6% | 13.9% |
| More adults with depression | 22% | 17.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Aripeka sells for about $430K
In Aripeka, 52% of households are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Aripeka
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Aripeka
About 0 of every 100 Aripeka residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
258 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Aripeka
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Aripeka, FL a good place to live?
Aripeka has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.