Living in Citrus Hills, FL
Citrus Hills is a big small town of 9,304 people in Citrus County, Florida. It's about 9 miles from Homosassa Springs, FL and 63 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $437k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,304people
$437kTypical home
$1,527/moRent
91° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,304
- Part of a metro area
- About 960 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Tampa, FL
- 9 mi to Homosassa Springs, FL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $437k (≈$2,753/mo)
- Median rent $1,527/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 70°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 67
- 9% of households have kids
- 55% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to GNV airport
- 63 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 68 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 255 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Citrus County: R+46 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