Moving to
Silver Springs Shores.

All Silver Springs Shores data Compare Silver Springs Shores

28,537people live here $63,611median household income▼ 21% below US $1,430median rent per monthNear US average $201,300median home value▼ 39% below US

Silver Springs Shores is an unincorporated community in Marion 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 Silver Springs Shores

Silver Springs Shores is an unincorporated community in Florida with home prices that remain within reach. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Silver Springs Shores deals with household incomes below the national average, commute times longer than most cities, college degree attainment below the national average, and larger class sizes than the national average.

The good

Affordable home prices

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Above-average commute times
Low college degree attainment
High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers

How Silver Springs Shores compares

Median household income

Silver Springs Shores$63,611

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Silver Springs Shores$1,430

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Silver Springs Shores$201,300

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Silver Springs Shores

Based on Silver Springs Shores's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,860

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $57,200 a year
51% of Silver Springs Shores renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$40,260

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $20,130
Homes cost 3.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,430/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,430 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 $201,300. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $201,300 · 51% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.9% county unemployment

Unemployment in Marion County is 4.9%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Marion County (county-wide)

Safety

224 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Silver Springs Shores doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Marion 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 632/100k · Policed by Marion County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 19% above US

31 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 31 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. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 14% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

69%

Carpool

16%

Work from home

14%

Other

0.4%

Walk

0.2%

Public transit

0.1%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 92°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 47°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 54% 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

4 public schools inside the boundary

There are 4 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 20:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Fort Matanzas National Monument (63 miles away). There are 4 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Silver Springs Shores's strongest point is 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 ($1,430/mo) equals 27% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

See all the data for Silver Springs Shores →·All Florida cities →