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Metro Life Score

Homosassa Springs, FL

51.0
Life Score / 100
B-
Grade (curved)
#181
of 387 metros
53%
of metros outranked

Data updated May 2026

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The verdict

Homosassa Springs ranks #181 of 387 US metros, ahead of 53% - carried by its safety (87/100) and held back most by wages (7/100).

87
strongest: Safety
82
then: Schools
7
weakest: Wages
7
weighted dimensions

Where Homosassa Springs sits among all US metros

Composite Life Score vs the national field

51 53th percentile higher than 53% of 387 US metros

25–30: 1 US metros (0%). Below this entry. 30–35: 16 US metros (4%). Below this entry. 35–40: 46 US metros (12%). Below this entry. 40–45: 53 US metros (14%). Below this entry. 45–50: 81 US metros (21%). Below this entry. 50–55: 67 US metros (17%). This entry sits in this band. 55–60: 68 US metros (18%). Above this entry. 60–65: 40 US metros (10%). Above this entry. 65–70: 12 US metros (3%). Above this entry. 70–75: 3 US metros (1%). Above this entry. This metro 25 75 every US metro, bucketed by value

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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · May 2026

How the score is built

Reading the Homosassa Springs Life Score

Homosassa Springs's composite score of 51.0 out of 100, a grade of B-, places the metro at rank #181 of 387, ahead of 53% of US metros. The strongest inputs are Safety (87/100) and Schools (82/100), which pull the composite upward, while Wages (7/100) and Environment (40/100) drag it downward. (How the weighting works.)

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, 17.9% charter. DOL infant childcare $10,505/yr. EPA: 81 Superfund sites (FL). Ranks #178-#184 below.

Dimension detail

How Homosassa Springs scores, dimension by dimension

Score Breakdown

Cost of Living Wages Rent Safety Schools Childcare Environment

Dimension Scores

Cost of Living 51/100 (20%)
Wages 7/100 (20%)
Rent 61/100 (15%)
Safety 87/100 (15%)
Schools 82/100 (10%)
Childcare 51/100 (10%)
Environment 40/100 (10%)

Key Data Points

93.5
Cost Index (RPP)
$57,732
Avg Median Salary
$1,225
2BR Fair Market Rent
210
Violent Crime/100K (FL)
17.8:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
$10,505
Infant Childcare/yr (FL)
81
Superfund Sites (FL)
29,410
Total Employment

Crime, schools, childcare, and environment data shown at state level where metro-specific data is unavailable.

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Ranking Context

Homosassa Springs outranks 53% of U.S. metros.

Rank Metro Score Grade
#178 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 51.1 B-
#179 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 51.3 B-
#180 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA 51.4 B-
#181 Homosassa Springs, FL 51.0 B-
#182 Columbus, OH 51.0 B-
#183 Laredo, TX 50.8 B-
#184 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 50.8 B-

FL Metro Scores

Wildwood-The Villages, FL A+ 71.6 Jacksonville, FL B+ 59.0 Tallahassee, FL B 54.9 Sebring, FL B 54.8 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL B 52.8 Naples-Marco Island, FL B- 49.8

Using Homosassa Springs's Life Score

Homosassa Springs is a regional baseline, not a neighborhood reading, use it to shortlist, then dig into the dimensions that matter to you.

  • Its strongest dimension is safety (87/100) and its weakest is wages (7/100) - weigh those against your own priorities. How the score is built
  • Put Homosassa Springs head-to-head against another metro before you decide, every dimension, side by side. Compare metros
  • See where Homosassa Springs lands on the national rankings for cost, safety, pay and more. Browse rankings

Scores summarize federal data at the metro level; crime, schools and cost vary widely within a single metro.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are Homosassa Springs's biggest strengths? ▼
Homosassa Springs's strongest dimensions are Safety (87/100), Schools (82/100), Rent (61/100). Safety is top-tier nationally.
What are Homosassa Springs's weakest areas? ▼
Homosassa Springs's lowest-scoring dimensions are Wages (7/100), Environment (40/100), Cost of Living (51/100). Wages weighs heavily on the composite.
How expensive is Homosassa Springs compared to the national average? ▼
Homosassa Springs's Regional Price Parity is 93.5 (6.5% less than national); rent RPP 78.4.
What is the average salary in Homosassa Springs? ▼
Homosassa Springs median salary: $57,732, 29,410 jobs. Top: Retail Salespersons, Fast Food and Counter Workers, Cashiers.
How is the life score calculated? ▼
Homosassa Springs's 51.0/100 blends 7 federal-data dimensions - see our methodology page for the weighting.

Research Guides

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All federal data sources used on this page
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - multi-dimension demographic + housing + income aggregates for cross-area comparison. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • BEA Regional Economic Accounts - GDP, personal income, employment by state and metro. bea.gov/data/regional
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) - wage estimates for comparable-area indexing. bls.gov/oes
  • FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) - crime statistics for safety-score component. fbi.gov/ucr
  • NCES Common Core of Data - public-school quality indicators by area. nces.ed.gov/ccd
  • EPA AirNow + Air Quality System (AQS) - air-quality measurements by area. epa.gov/outdoor-air-quality-data
  • HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) - county and metro housing-cost indicators. huduser.gov/datasets/fmr

Every figure on PlainCompare is loaded directly from BEA, HUD, FBI UCR, BLS OEWS, NCES, DOL, EPA, and the Census Bureau, no number is typed in by an editor. This metro's Life Score is computed directly from the 7 federal sources cited above. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.