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Holiday.
Holiday 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 Holiday
Holiday is an unincorporated community in Florida with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, air quality that stays clean most of the year, 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. Holiday deals with household incomes below the national average, commute times longer than most cities, college degree attainment below the national average, and a poverty rate above the national average.
The good
- Rent below the national average
- Affordable home prices
- Clean air
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Below-average household incomes
- Above-average commute times
- Low college degree attainment
- High poverty rate
- High rent burden for renters
- Hot summers
How Holiday compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Holiday
Based on Holiday's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,478
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $49,560 a year
- 61% of Holiday renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$34,020
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $17,010
- Homes cost 3.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▼ 12% below US
$1,239/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,239 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $170,100. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.
Median home value $170,100 · 61% 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
Holiday 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▲ 15% above US
30 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 29.8 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 14% 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▼ 60% below US
14% 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
2 public schools inside the boundary
There are 2 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16:1, close to the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is De Soto National Memorial (46 miles away).
Bottom line
Holiday's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,239/mo) equals 31% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.
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