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Elfers.
Elfers is an unincorporated community in Pasco 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 Elfers
Elfers is an unincorporated community in Florida with home prices that remain within reach, air quality that stays clean most of the year, a population that has grown fast since 2020, 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. Elfers deals with household incomes below the national average, commute times longer than most cities, college degree attainment below the national average, and hot summers.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Clean air
- Fast-growing population
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Below-average household incomes
- Above-average commute times
- Low college degree attainment
- Hot summers
- Above-average rainfall
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Elfers compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Elfers
Based on Elfers's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,874
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $57,480 a year
- 47% of Elfers renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$40,460
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $20,230
- Homes cost 3.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of livingNear US average
$1,437/mo median rent
Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,437 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $202,300. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.
Median home value $202,300 · 47% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.3% county unemployment
Unemployment in Pasco County is 4.3%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Pasco County (county-wide)
Safety
219 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Elfers doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Pasco 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 652/100k · Policed by Pasco County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting around▲ 17% above US
31 min average commute
Traffic is a real factor here. The 30.5 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 15% 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 53°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 57% below US
16% bachelor's degree or higher
This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.
Schools
3 public schools inside the boundary
There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, close to the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is De Soto National Memorial (48 miles away).
Bottom line
Elfers's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and air quality that stays clean most of the year; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,437/mo) equals 31% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (15% of workers here already work from home). It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.
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