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Citrus Springs is a big small town of 12,215 people in Citrus County, Florida. It's about 14 miles from Homosassa Springs, FL and 71 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 $240k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,215people
$240kTypical home
$1,324/moRent
91° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,215
- Part of a metro area
- About 578 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Tampa, FL
- 14 mi to Homosassa Springs, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,513/mo)
- Median rent $1,324/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% 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 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to GNV airport
- 70 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 216 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Florida districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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