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Dade City is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 363rd of 634 graded towns in Florida, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 64% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $334K, 4.5 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Dade City’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both the Florida town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On history, just 43 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. Dade City's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns.
Where Dade City beats most towns.
6,437 counted in 2010 and 7,275 in 2020; an estimated 10,173 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 42.4% since 2020, after 13% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Dade City is from typical.
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Census counts: 321 in 1890, 7,275 in 2020. The archive holds 2 maps from 1960 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dade City, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Dade City.
20% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Dade City. Dade City beats the Florida average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 24% of adults worry about having enough food in Dade City.
| Dade City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Dade City | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.7% | 12.7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 23.9% | 16.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Pasco school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Pasco High School, with 1,523 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasco Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 819 | C |
| Pasco High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,523 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
The Saint Leo weather station records that about 114 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 47.4°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.1°.
Dade City has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Dade City is 47°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Dade City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 47°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 29 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dade City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (38% statewide). Dade City has grown 42% since 2020, to 10,173 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 23% of Dade City residents are 65 or older.
| Dade City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.4 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 31% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Dade City | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.7% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.6% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.3% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.4% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.8% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.1% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.6% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.6% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.4% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.7% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.6% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Most working residents leave Dade City for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2013, Dade City has added 756 jobs, to 4,562 in 2023. The top destinations are Tampa (13%), Zephyrhills (6%) and Lakeland (3%).
| Dade City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.7% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.4% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Dade City's reported crime rate is well above Florida's. Dade City’s property crime rate is 17.3 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Dade City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 17.3 per 1,000 residents | 12.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.1 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Dade City home is worth about $334,000, down 1.6% in a year, 11% below the Florida typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Dade City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Polly Touchton Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Dade City
About 5 of every 100 Dade City residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
4 places in Dade City on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Dade City.
2 towns share a border with Dade City.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dade City | #363 | C | B | — | B | C− |
| Dade City North | #409 | C | B | — | B | C |
| Pasadena Hills | #221 | C+ | C | — | B | B |
Dade City, Dade City North and Pasadena Hills report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Dade City with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Dade City grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #363 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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 B.
10 notable people were born here, including Roy Roberts and Dallas Eakins.
