Metro Life Score
Homosassa Springs, FL
Above-median composite Life Score — grade B, 64th percentile of the national corpus.
- 53.0
- Life Score / 100
- B
- Grade (curved)
- #139
- of 387 metros
- 64%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Homosassa Springs is above-median composite Life Score — #139 of 387 (53.0/100, grade B, 64th percentile). Carried by safety at 95/100; held back most by wages at 13/100.
- 64th
- composite percentile
- #139
- of 387 peers
- 51st
- cost dimension percentile
- 13th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · MID · SAFE-LED · signature wages
Homosassa Springs: wage lag defines the peer set
Homosassa Springs is a MID-band metro where wages sit at only the 13th percentile (LOW) while cost is MID (51st) and composite #139. Wages at 13/100 is the clearest drag; Safety (95/100) is the offset. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Homosassa Springs, FL ranks #139 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #191 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 93.5 (rent-RPP 78.4). BLS median salary $57,732, 29,410 jobs (Retail Salespersons, Fast Food and Counter Workers, Cashiers). HUD 2BR FMR $1,225/mo (studio $981).
FBI UCR (FL): 210 violent, 1030 property/100K. NCES: 17.8:1 ratio, 18.0% charter. DOL infant childcare $10,505/yr. EPA: 81 Superfund sites (FL).
Where Homosassa Springs sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
53 64th percentile higher than 64% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 53.0 is built
Homosassa Springs's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Homosassa Springs scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are FL state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Homosassa Springs With...
Ranking Context
Homosassa Springs outranks 64% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #136 | St. Louis, MO-IL | 53.1 | B |
| #137 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 53.2 | B |
| #138 | El Paso, TX | 53.3 | B |
| #139 | Homosassa Springs, FL | 53.0 | B |
| #140 | Binghamton, NY | 53.0 | B |
| #141 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 53.0 | B |
| #142 | Eau Claire, WI | 52.9 | B |
Quality vs. Affordability
Homosassa Springs, FL's quality rank (top 36% highest-quality) and affordability rank (top 49% most affordable) sit close together -- an unusually proportionate metro where overall quality and cost-of-living move together.
FL Metro Scores
Read with Homosassa Springs
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Homosassa Springs (MID · SAFE-LED · MID/LOW), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Binghamton, NY
ABS(composite) peer at 53.0 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · MID/LOW.
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
ABS(composite) peer at 53.0 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · MID/LOW.
Eau Claire, WI
ABS(composite) peer at 52.9 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade B vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · MID/LOW.
Madison, WI
ABS(composite) peer at 52.9 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade B vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · MID/LOW.
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 51/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Monroe, MI (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 51/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Homosassa Springs, FL relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for MID · SAFE-LED · MID/LOW - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Homosassa Springs's middle-third Life Score
Homosassa Springs scores 53.0/100 overall, but Safety (95.1) and Wages (13.0) sit 82.1 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Safety is the strongest of Homosassa Springs's seven dimensions (weighted 15% in the composite); if it is your priority, this is where the metro earns its rank. See all seven dimensions
- Wages is the weakest (weighted 20% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Wildwood is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Wildwood
A middle-third composite is a weighted blend; individual dimensions can sit well above or below it.