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Crystal SpringsFL

A town of 1,298, settled in 1911.

Photo: State of Florida, photo by H. Means · Public domain
Photo of Crystal Springs

Crystal Springs, FL · Photo: State of Florida, photo by H. Means · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Crystal Springs a good place to live?

Crystal Springs’ best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. No town in Florida scores higher than Crystal Springs on cost of living. Crystal Springs has 1 place on the National Register. Only 67 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on the outdoors. Crystal Springs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

Small town

1,298 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

How Crystal Springs grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Crystal Springs is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Walt Disney World Resort and 44 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Crystal Springs. Close and well known come first.

All 109 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Walt Disney World Resort: Anthony Quintano from Westminster, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain · Legoland Florida: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Crystal Springs: who provides what

Crystal Springs is unincorporated, so Pasco County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerDuke Energy18.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPcud-Pasco County Regional PWS2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPasco CountyPasco County provides services here
SchoolsPasco County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections herePasco Supervisor of ElectionsPasco County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2024
ZIP code3354033540 100%Census 2020

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 Crystal Springs.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+

Most of Crystal Springs’ workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Crystal Springs for work: only 0% work in town. At 34 minutes, Crystal Springs’ average trip to work is above both Florida’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The median household income in Crystal Springs is $62,000.

0%work in town
Crystal SpringsFlorida townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work34 minutes27 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town0.2%5%8%
Median household income$62,000$73,000$80,000
Below the poverty line13%11%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Crystal Springs0%
Tampa17%
Zephyrhills7%
Lakeland5%
East Lake-Orient Park4%
21 mi
median commute distance
45
jobs based in Crystal Springs
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−

Crystal Springs faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 2024, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Crystal Springs.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes
2
paid flood claims since 2024
8
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Crystal Springs has mild winters and hot summers

Crystal Springs has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. At 91°F, Crystal Springs’ July high is against 91°F in Florida’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.

91°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter51–73°
Spring60–83°
Summer73–91°
Fall64–84°
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
91°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsD

Conserved land covers 7.7% of Crystal Springs

0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

7.7%conserved
7.7%
conserved · 289 of 3,772 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Upper Hillsborough Preserve—2

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

HealthC+

On CDC estimates, Crystal Springs is less healthy than 57% of U.S. towns

Crystal Springs beats the Florida average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 16% of adults smoke cigarettes in Crystal Springs.

43%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
Crystal SpringsFlorida townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)76%79%79%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)18%16%17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)17%15%16%
31 measures vs. Florida
1 better24 too close to call6 worse
What stands outCrystal SpringsFL
Fewer uninsured adults13.4%15.9%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth20.6%12.7%
Adventhealth Zephyrhills
5.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

HousingCost of living grade A+

Compared with most of Florida and the rest of the country, more of Crystal Springs’ households own their home

100% of Crystal Springs households own their home.

$570Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in April

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Crystal Springs

17pages on Crystal Springs
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Crystal Springs

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Crystal Springs for work

Where Crystal Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Tampa Tampa 17% 7% → Zephyrhills Zephyrhills 7% 5% → Lakeland Lakeland 5% 4% → East Lake-Orient Park East Lake-Orient Park 4% 3% → St. Petersburg St. Petersburg 3% 3% → Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel 3% Crystal Springs · 0% stay
45jobs based in Crystal Springs
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Crystal Springs

CDP in Florida, United States

Crystal Springs is a hydrological spring and a census-designated place (CDP) in Pasco County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Crystal Springs had a population of 1,268.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
5.7 sq mi
Elevation
75 ft
ZIP code
33524
Area code
813

Questions about Crystal Springs

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Crystal Springs, FL expensive?

Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $143,000, 62% below the Florida typical home. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.