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Brooksville is a big small town of 9,457 people in Hernando County, Florida. It's about 22 miles from Homosassa Springs, FL and 38 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,457people
$141kTypical home
$1,137/moRent
91° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,457
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 846 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Tampa, FL
- 22 mi to Homosassa Springs, FL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$889/mo)
- Median rent $1,137/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (557 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,544 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 18% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to TPA airport
- 38 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 184 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 116 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 382 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hernando County: R+37 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk