Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, settled in 1888, counts 563 residents.
Spring Lake’s average trip to work is 43 minutes, where Florida’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Of the 639 Florida towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Spring Lake. Spring Lake Community Center is on the National Register of Historic Places. Spring Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Spring Lake 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Spring Lake.
4% of Spring Lake residents live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 28 miles. The top destinations are Brooksville (8%), Tampa (6%) and Spring Hill (6%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA puts 40% of Spring Lake’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 25% to inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Spring Lake’s July high is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Spring Lake, 14% have diabetes. Against the Florida average, Spring Lake comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 6. 14% of adults in Spring Lake binge drink; 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Spring Lake | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Spring Lake | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11% | 13.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.9% | 15.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.1% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spring Lake. 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
31 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling Center
17 mi State parkWeeki Wachee Springs
36 mi MountainSugarloaf MountainRaymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain · Weeki Wachee Springs: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sugarloaf Mountain: Lithium6ion at en.wikipedia, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Lake
About 3 of every 100 Spring Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Where Spring Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Spring Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Spring Lake had a population of 465.
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Spring Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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