Living in Sugarmill Woods, FL
Sugarmill Woods is a big small town of 10,782 people in Citrus County, Florida. It's about 5 miles from Homosassa Springs, FL and 53 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 $333k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,782people
$333kTypical home
$1,276/moRent
91° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,782
- Part of a metro area
- About 377 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Tampa, FL
- 5 mi to Homosassa Springs, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $333k (≈$2,097/mo)
- Median rent $1,276/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 67
- 10% of households have kids
- 52% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to TPA airport
- 53 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 228 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 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)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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