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Lecanto is a big small town of 7,398 people in Citrus County, Florida. It's about 3 miles from Homosassa Springs, FL and 59 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 $317k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,398people
$317kTypical home
$1,304/moRent
91° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,398
- Part of a metro area
- About 275 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Tampa, FL
- 3 mi to Homosassa Springs, FL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $317k (≈$1,998/mo)
- Median rent $1,304/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% 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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 45
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to TPA airport
- 59 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 215 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Florida districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.