Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Inverness earns a D, 536th of 634 graded towns in Florida, mostly because of incomes. The median household income is $44K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: it has 14 miles of trail. 42% of residents are 65 or older in Inverness, where Florida’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. On hazard risk, just 61 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse. Inverness is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 87% of U.S. towns.
Where Inverness beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
14.7% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Inverness is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,132 in 1920, 7,543 in 2020. The archive holds 30 old photos and papers going back to 2001 and 3 maps from 1895 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Inverness, 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 Inverness.
Inverness draws workers from Inverness Highlands South and beyond, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
The trail density in Inverness is 1.7 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Citrus Wildlife Management Area, 403 acres with 2 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Whispering Pines Park | 5.3 mi | 269 |
| 2. Citrus Wildlife Management Area | 2 mi | 403 |
| 3. Withlacoochee State Forest | — | 403 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Citrus school district. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Citrus High School, with 1,465 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 911 | B |
| Citrus High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,465 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
8,820 jobs are based in Inverness, 3.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Inverness for work: only 19% work in town. Since 2013, Inverness has lost 667 jobs, to 8,820 in 2023. The top destinations are Ocala (6%), Lecanto (2%) and Wildwood (2%).
| Inverness | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $44,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 92% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Inverness.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median property tax bill is $1,043, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Inverness home is worth about $237,000, about the same as a year ago, 37% below the Florida typical home. Inverness’ median rent is $975 a month.
| Inverness | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $975 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Inverness 3 Se weather station records that about 112 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. The Inverness 3 Se weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 279 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 86% of Florida places with climate records.
Inverness has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 45° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 3,504 U.S. towns with household incomes like Inverness’s, it is healthier than 83%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Inverness beats the Florida average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 12% of Inverness adults binge drink.
| Inverness | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Inverness | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.3% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 8.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Inverness; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Inverness residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Where Inverness’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Inverness on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Inverness.
City in Florida, United States
Inverness is a city and the county seat of Citrus County, Florida, United States. It is near the 10,950-acre (4,430 ha) Flying Eagle Preserve. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,543, up from 7,210 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Homosassa Springs, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
2 towns share a border with Inverness.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | #536 | D | C+ | — | C | C+ |
| Inverness Highlands South | #571 | D | C+ | — | C | C |
| Inverness Highlands North | #208 | C+ | B | — | C | B− |
Inverness, Inverness Highlands South and Inverness Highlands North report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Inverness with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Inverness grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #536 of 634 in Florida. It grades C+ for health and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 4.2 years of the area's median household income ($56,546 across the Homosassa Springs, 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 C+.
10 notable people were born here, including Monty Grow and Natasha Allegri.
