South BrooksvilleFL
It is a town of 5,099 residents in Florida.
Is South Brooksville a good place to live?
Overall, South Brooksville earns a C−, better than 21% of U.S. towns. It ranks 444th of 634 in Florida. Incomes is its weak spot — the median household income is $61K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. Its strongest subject is walkability (B): it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than three fifths of U.S. towns. Homes run about $245K for a typical one, 3.3 times the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. 28% of residents are 65 or older in the town, where Florida’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. The town’s midpoint age is 51.8 years, above both Florida’s towns (42.4 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years).
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow.
How South Brooksville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far South Brooksville is from typical.
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Moving to South Brooksville: who provides what
South 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in South Brooksville.
South Brooksville has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and trades workers with Spring Hill and other neighbors.
South Brooksville is less healthy than seven in ten U.S. towns
For adults in South Brooksville, the share who have diabetes is 17%. The town beats the Florida average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| South Brooksville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | South Brooksville | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.3% | 14.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.9% | 15.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.8% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in South Brooksville fall behind 51% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Hernando school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The 2 public schools in South Brooksville teach 759 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 671 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Natural hazards: high risk in South Brooksville, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in South Brooksville, 40% come from inland flooding and 37% from hurricanes. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 72% of U.S. communities. 8 flood insurance claims have been paid here since 1995.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
South Brooksville: mild winters and hot summers
The Brooksville Chin Hill weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 89 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. January nights average 46.7°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.7°.
South Brooksville’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 91°F. Snow almost never falls.
| South 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
South Brooksville is older than the Florida average
South Brooksville: 19% of residents are under 18. People 65 and older are 28% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (38% statewide). The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 27%, against 34% across Florida.
| South Brooksville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.8 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 28% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 40% and 65% women
The Census survey reached too few of South Brooksville’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.7 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| South Brooksville | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.4% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.6% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.7% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.1% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.5% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.6% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.8% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.2% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.4% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 20% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.1% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.5% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Most working residents commute out of South Brooksville
South Brooksville has about as many jobs (1,736) as working residents, but only 27 people both live and work here.
For South Brooksville, the average commute is 32 minutes. Most people who work leave South Brooksville to do it: just 1% work in town. The top destinations are Spring Hill (13%), Brooksville (12%) and Tampa (8%). Half commute less than 26 miles.
| South Brooksville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Protected land: 1.2% of South Brooksville
4.0 miles of trail. The trail network density in South Brooksville is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| South Brooksville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in South Brooksville sell for about $380K
62% of households live in a home they own in South Brooksville. For South Brooksville, the median rent is $1,260 a month.
| South Brooksville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,260 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Raymond James Stadium and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Brooksville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
40 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
33 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
8 mi State parkWeeki Wachee Springs
32 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling Center
39 mi State parkHoneymoon Island State ParkPhoto credits
Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Honeymoon Island State Park: Christopher Hollis, Public domain
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Everything we know about South Brooksville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of South Brooksville
About 2 of every 100 South Brooksville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About South Brooksville
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
South Brooksville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Brooksville had a population of 4,311. It is a suburb included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 18 sq mi
- Elevation
- 115 ft
- Area code
- 352
South Brooksville’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with South Brooksville.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Brooksville | #444 | C− | B− | — | B− | C |
| Brooksville | #498 | C− | B | D | B− | C− |
| Spring Hill | #454 | C− | C | — | B− | C |
| Wiscon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
South Brooksville and Spring Hill report no FBI crime data of their own. Wiscon isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare South Brooksville with a neighbor →
Questions about South Brooksville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is South Brooksville, FL a good place to live?
South Brooksville grades C− overall, better than 21% of U.S. towns and #444 of 634 in Florida. It grades C for health and B− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is South Brooksville, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $245,000, 35% 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−.