Living in Shady Hills, FL
Shady Hills is a big small town of 11,983 people in Pasco County, Florida. It's about 28 miles from Homosassa Springs, FL and 30 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $993 a month.
11,983people
$233kTypical home
$993/moRent
91° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,983
- Part of a metro area
- About 418 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Tampa, FL
- 28 mi to Homosassa Springs, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,471/mo)
- Median rent $993/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 71°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (720 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to TPA airport
- 30 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 166 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 703 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 159 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pasco County: R+25 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High 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