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Rainbow Springs is a big small town of 6,082 people in Marion County, Florida. It's about 18 miles from Ocala, FL and 78 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 $311k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,082people
$311kTypical home
$1,112/moRent
91° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,082
- Part of a metro area
- About 527 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Tampa, FL
- 18 mi to Ocala, FL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $311k (≈$1,959/mo)
- Median rent $1,112/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 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
Safety
- Low violent crime (271 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,033 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 12% of households have kids
- 49% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to GNV airport
- 76 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 98 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 256 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+32 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk