Living in Inverness, FL
Inverness is a big small town of 7,770 people in Citrus County, Florida. It's about 12 miles from Homosassa Springs, FL and 61 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $975 a month.
7,770people
$203kTypical home
$975/moRent
91° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,770
- Part of a metro area
- About 966 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Tampa, FL
- 12 mi to Homosassa Springs, FL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,280/mo)
- Median rent $975/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 69°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 59
- 13% of households have kids
- 42% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to GNV airport
- 61 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 95 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 165 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 325 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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