Silver Springs Shores EastFL
Home to 1,777 people, this town lies in Florida.
Is Silver Springs Shores East a good place to live?
Silver Springs Shores East’s weakest subject grade is a D for health. 37% of residents live below the poverty line in Silver Springs Shores East, where Florida’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On walkability, just 35 of Florida’s 776 towns do worse. Silver Springs Shores East's schools rank behind 87% of the state's. On the outdoors, just 46 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse. Silver Springs Shores East has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Silver Springs Shores East grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Silver Springs Shores East is from typical.
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99% of working residents leave Silver Springs Shores East for work
Where Silver Springs Shores East’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Silver Springs Shores East.
On CDC estimates, Silver Springs Shores East is less healthy than nine in ten U.S. towns
The share of adults in Silver Springs Shores East who have been diagnosed with depression is 22%. Against the Florida average, Silver Springs Shores East comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 14. Two figures for adults here: 20% smoke cigarettes, 16% have diabetes.
| Silver Springs Shores East | Typical Florida town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 27% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Silver Springs Shores East | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.8% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.1% | 13.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 13% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Silver Springs Shores East’s workers commute out
The typical journey to work in Silver Springs Shores East is 35 minutes. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 1% of working residents work locally. The town had 38 jobs in 2024, up 28 from 2014. The top destinations are Ocala (19%), Leesburg (6%) and The Villages (5%).
| Silver Springs Shores East | Typical Florida town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 4.9% | 7.9% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Silver Springs Shores East is inland flooding, at a high overall level
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Silver Springs Shores East is 77 of 100. Expected losses in Silver Springs Shores East break down as 37% from inland flooding and 35% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Silver Springs Shores East, expect mild winters and hot summers
For Silver Springs Shores East, the midsummer high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Silver Springs Shores East, 1.2% of the land is conserved
The biggest park or preserve is Sunnyhill Restoration Area - West Tract, at 46 acres. Across 1 park or preserve run 0.2 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sunnyhill Restoration Area - West Tract | — | 46 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Silver Springs Shores East sell for about $257K
On the market in Silver Springs Shores East: a median 132 days to sell. Sellers in Silver Springs Shores East got 99.4% of the asking price, typically. Silver Springs Shores East: just over three quarters of households live in a home they own.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Silver Springs Shores East
Ocala National Forest and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Silver Springs Shores East. Close and well known come first.
9 mi National forestOcala National Forest
29 mi MountainSugarloaf Mountain
16 mi Zoo & aquariumSilver Springs
34 mi State parkBlue Spring State Park
35 mi LookoutFlorida Citrus Tower
38 mi Zoo & aquariumCentral Florida Zoo and Botanical GardensPhoto credits
Ocala National Forest: Sandra Friend, Public domain · Sugarloaf Mountain: Lithium6ion at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Silver Springs: NeilEvans, Public domain · Blue Spring State Park: Rizka, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Florida Citrus Tower: The shyguy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens: Zrowny, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Silver Springs Shores East: who provides what
Silver Springs Shores East is unincorporated, so Marion 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
None within 15 miles of Silver Springs Shores East; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Silver Springs Shores East residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Silver Springs Shores East’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Silver Springs Shores East.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Springs Shores East | — | — | C | — | D | D |
| Ocklawaha | — | — | B | — | D | D− |
Silver Springs Shores East and Ocklawaha have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Silver Springs Shores East and Ocklawaha report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Silver Springs Shores East with a neighbor →
Questions about Silver Springs Shores East
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Silver Springs Shores East, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $233,000, 38% 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 C.
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