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13,084people live here $55,412median household income▼ 31% below US $1,431median rent per monthNear US average $205,100median home value▼ 38% below US

What it's like to live in Holly Hill

Holly Hill is a small city in Florida with home prices that remain within reach, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Holly Hill deals with household incomes below the national average, college degree attainment below the national average, a poverty rate above the national average, and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.

The good

Affordable home prices
Clean air
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Low college degree attainment
High poverty rate
High rent burden for renters
Above-average rainfall
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options

How Holly Hill compares

Median household income

Holly Hill$55,412

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Holly Hill$1,431

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Holly Hill$205,100

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Holly Hill

Based on Holly Hill's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,862

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $57,240 a year
50% of Holly Hill renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$41,020

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $20,510
Homes cost 3.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,431/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,431 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 $205,100. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $205,100 · 50% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.5% county unemployment

Unemployment in Volusia County is 4.5%, 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.

Volusia County (county-wide)

Safety▼ 23% below US

307 violent crimes per 100k

Pretty safe, all things considered. Violent crime sits below the national average, nothing alarming, just ordinary city-life awareness.

Property crime 1488/100k · Holly Hill Police Department · 2022 data

Getting aroundNear US average

24 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 23.7 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 7% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

71%

Carpool

11%

Other

8.0%

Work from home

6.5%

Walk

2.9%

Public transit

1.0%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 89°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 51°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

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

1 public school inside the boundary

There is 1 public school inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, well below 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 Fort Matanzas National Monument (34 miles away). There are 4 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Holly Hill'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 college degree attainment below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,431/mo) equals 31% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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