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The town has 15,701 residents and lies in Florida.
More weak spots than strong ones. Its weakest subject is incomes: the median household income is $48K, and a fifth of residents live below the poverty line. Health is weaker too (C−): residents are less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also trails on hazard risk — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Cost of living is its strong suit: a typical home costs about $158K, 2.8 years of the Homosassa Springs metro’s $57K median household income. The overall grade lands at D, 562nd of 634 in Florida. On that grade it does better than 7% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 72 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · USGS PAD-US.
Where Homosassa Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Homosassa Springs is from typical.
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Census counts: 6,271 in 1990, 14,283 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1925 and 2 maps from 1954 on.
Explore the history →Homosassa Springs is unincorporated, so Citrus 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Homosassa Springs.
Homosassa Springs trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
Of the losses FEMA expects in Homosassa Springs, 79% come from hurricanes and 11% from inland flooding. 42 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 1984. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Homosassa Springs after 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. The Citrus school district runs its public schools. 664 students attend Homosassa Springs’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Crusher Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 664 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Against the 5,036 U.S. towns with household incomes like Homosassa Springs’s, it is less healthy than 56%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income. All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than it, from Crystal River (C) to Sugarmill Woods (B−).
The share of adults in Homosassa Springs who have high blood pressure is 42%, above both the Florida town median (37%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 19% of adults report frequent physical distress locally. This Florida town beats the Florida average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 16. Two figures for adults in the town: 20% smoke cigarettes, 16% have diabetes.
| Homosassa Springs | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Homosassa Springs | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.1% | 13.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.4% | 78.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 13% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Only 7% of working residents stay in Homosassa Springs for work; the rest commute out. The share of residents in Homosassa Springs who live below the poverty line is 20%, where Florida’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Employers in Homosassa Springs added 123 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 2,125. The average commute in the town is 25 minutes.
| Homosassa Springs | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $48,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Inverness 3 Se weather station, 14 miles away, records that about 112 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 45.8°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91°.
It almost never snows. In Homosassa Springs, the January low is 46°F.
| Homosassa Springs | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 46°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homosassa Springs’ concentration of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. There are 2.4 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Withlacoochee State Forest, at 35 acres.
| Homosassa Springs | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Withlacoochee State Forest | — | 35 |
| 2. Homosassa Area Recreational Park | — | 35 |
| 3. Fire Station Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes are within reach (B+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 25 miles. At 2.8 years of the Homosassa Springs metro’s $57K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 91% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living.
Homosassa Springs’ rent at the middle of the market stands at $939 a month. The share of households in Homosassa Springs who own their home: 86%. On the market in the town: a median 24 days to sell.
| Homosassa Springs | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $939 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Homosassa Springs; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Homosassa Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
4 towns share a border with Homosassa Springs.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homosassa Springs | #562 | D | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Lecanto | #516 | D | C+ | — | C | C+ |
| Homosassa | — | — | C− | — | C | B− |
| Crystal River | #573 | D | C− | — | C | C |
| Sugarmill Woods | #582 | D− | C− | — | C | B− |
Homosassa has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Homosassa Springs, Lecanto, Homosassa, Crystal River and Sugarmill Woods report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Homosassa Springs with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Homosassa Springs grades D overall, better than 7% of U.S. towns and #562 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $158,000, 58% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.