Is North Brooksville a good place to live?
North Brooksville’s lowest grade is for health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 87% of the country. Overall, North Brooksville earns a C: better than 30% of U.S. towns, and 353rd of 634 in Florida. Where it does best is cost of living (A−): a typical home costs about $210K, 2.8 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for schools and B− for incomes. On walkability, just 69 of Florida’s 776 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 37 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · USGS PAD-US.
How North Brooksville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far North Brooksville is from typical.
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99% of working residents leave North Brooksville for work
Where North Brooksville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Brooksville.
North Brooksville trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Brooksville and beyond.
North Brooksville earns a D for health
The share of adults in North Brooksville who have diabetes is 17%, where Florida’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 12%. 18% of North Brooksville adults report frequent physical distress.
| North Brooksville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | North Brooksville | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.6% | 7.2% |
| More smokers | 18.5% | 12.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.1% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of North Brooksville’s workers leave town for work
North Brooksville has 364 jobs for its 1,310 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The mean commuting time for North Brooksville comes to 28 minutes, near the Florida town median (27 minutes) and above the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). For most workers, North Brooksville is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in North Brooksville dropped by 64, to 364. The share of residents in North Brooksville who live below the poverty line: 15%.
| North Brooksville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
North Brooksville: mild winters and hot summers
The Brooksville Chin Hill weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 329 days, longer than in 96% of U.S. towns. January nights average 46.5°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.8°.
In North Brooksville, the January low is 47°F. Snow is a rarity.
| North Brooksville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 47°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in North Brooksville, with hurricanes at the top
Expected losses in North Brooksville break down as 45% from hurricanes and 28% from inland flooding. Compared with 56% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. Also worth knowing: since 1984, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in North Brooksville sell for about $241K
Homes are within reach (A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 28 miles. At 2.8 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 91% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
87% of households live in a home they own in North Brooksville. Its midpoint rent is $1,150 a month.
| North Brooksville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,150 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about North Brooksville
Busch Gardens Tampa and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Brooksville. Close and well known come first.
37 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
11 mi State parkWeeki Wachee Springs
35 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling Center39 mi Zoo & aquariumZooTampa
37 mi Theme parkAdventure Island633K visitors a year
40 mi TheatreMidFlorida Credit Union AmphitheatrePhoto credits
Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Weeki Wachee Springs: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain · Adventure Island: rickpilot_2000, CC BY 2.0 · MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Moving to North Brooksville: who provides what
North Brooksville 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.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of North Brooksville
About 6 of every 100 North Brooksville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About North Brooksville
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
North Brooksville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Brooksville had a population of 3,506. It is a suburb included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 6.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 130 ft
- Area code
- 352
North Brooksville’s neighbors
One town shares a border with North Brooksville.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Brooksville | #353 | C | A− | — | B− | D |
| Brooksville | #498 | C− | B | D | B− | C− |
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Questions about North Brooksville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Brooksville, FL a good place to live?
North Brooksville grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #353 of 634 in Florida. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is North Brooksville, FL expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $210,000, 44% below the Florida typical home.
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