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Citrus Springs.
Citrus Springs is an unincorporated community in Citrus County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Citrus Springs
Citrus Springs is an unincorporated community in Florida with home prices that remain within reach and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Citrus Springs deals with county unemployment above the national average, household incomes below the national average, commute times longer than most cities, and college degree attainment below the national average.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Above-average unemployment in the county
- Below-average household incomes
- Above-average commute times
- Low college degree attainment
- High rent burden for renters
- Hot summers
How Citrus Springs compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Citrus Springs
Based on Citrus Springs's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,648
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $52,960 a year
- 52% of Citrus Springs renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$48,000
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $24,000
- Homes cost 3.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of livingNear US average
$1,324/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,324 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $240,000. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $240,000 · 52% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
5.8% county unemployment
Unemployment in Citrus County is 5.8%, well above the national average of 4.3%. Moving with a job already lined up matters more here. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Citrus County (county-wide)
Safety
195 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Citrus Springs doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Citrus County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 903/100k · Policed by Citrus County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2022 data
Getting around▲ 12% above US
29 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 29.2 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 90°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 45°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 44% below US
20% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 20%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
Schools
3 public schools inside the boundary
There are 3 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Fort Matanzas National Monument (88 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Citrus Springs's strongest point is home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are county unemployment above the national average and household incomes below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,324/mo) equals 23% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone moving without a job lined up and anyone who doesn't drive.
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