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Weeki Wachee Gardens is a small town of 1,068 people in Hernando County, Florida. It's about 19 miles from Homosassa Springs, FL and 40 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $414k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,068people
$414kTypical home
$1,298/moRent
92° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,068
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 852 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Tampa, FL
- 19 mi to Homosassa Springs, FL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $414k (≈$2,613/mo)
- Median rent $1,298/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 23.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 72°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
- 121 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 (266 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (771 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to TPA airport
- 39 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- Right on the coast
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 343 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Florida districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hernando County: R+37 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.