What is the cost of living in Homosassa Springs?

Homosassa Springs has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 93.5, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 78.4, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,225/month.

What is the median salary in Homosassa Springs?

The median salary in Homosassa Springs is $57,732 annually (mean: $62,637). Top occupations include Retail Salespersons, Fast Food and Counter Workers, Cashiers.

How safe is Homosassa Springs?

The violent crime rate in the Homosassa Springs area is 210 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1030 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Homosassa Springs?

The state of FL has 4,029 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. Charter schools make up 17.9% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Homosassa Springs?

Infant center-based childcare in the Homosassa Springs area averages $10,505 per year. Preschool averages $7,983/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Homosassa Springs a good place to relocate?

Homosassa Springs has a Life Score of 51.2/100 (D), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Homosassa Springs sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Homosassa Springs ranks #227 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Homosassa Springs, FL

LiveAbility 49.1/100 places Homosassa Springs #227 of 387 (middle third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

93.5
Cost index (US=100): $1,225
2BR rent / mo: $57,732
Median salary: 49.1
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Homosassa Springs ranks #227 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (49.1/100), with its strongest marks in safety and climate.

#227
of 387 US metros · Near median: 23,372,215
metro-area population: 210
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 4,029
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: job market (7/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Homosassa Springs ranks #227 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 93.5 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,225/mo, median salary $57,732; LiveAbility Score 49.1/100, strongest in safety and climate.

Signature: LiveAbility 49.1/100 places Homosassa Springs #227 of 387 (middle third).

Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 93.5 between corpus terciles 91.5 and 97.0. Median 2BR rent $1,225/mo.

LiveAbility 49.1/100 keeps Homosassa Springs in the middle third (#227 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Homosassa Springs area is 29,410.

Homosassa Springs vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

49 Top 59% higher than 41% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Homosassa Springs housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Homosassa Springs MSA; housing RPP 78.4 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,225/mo.

Studio

$981

/month

1 Bedroom

$988

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,225

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,704

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,016

/month

Homosassa Springs wages and employment

Homosassa Springs posts 29,410 total employment with median salary $57,732.

Median Salary

$57,732

Mean Salary

$62,637

Total Employment

29,410

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Retail Salespersons	$31,240
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,240
Cashiers	$29,360
Waiters and Waitresses	$35,410
Registered Nurses	$78,080

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Homosassa Springs area from NCES.

Schools

4,029

Enrollment

2,838,009

Student:Teacher

17.8:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Homosassa Springs area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$10,505

per year

Toddler (Center)

$8,611

per year

Preschool (Center)

$7,983

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Homosassa Springs's composite Life Score is 51.2/100 (D), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

51/100

Average

Wages

7/100

Bottom decile

Rent

61/100

Above average

Crime

87/100

Elite

Schools

82/100

Elite

Childcare

51/100

Average

Environment

42/100

Below average

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Homosassa Springs ranks #227 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 49.1/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Safety (87/100)

Safety

87
Climate

73
Housing

61
Low hazard

58
Air quality

57
Cost of living

51
Schools

18
Job market

7

What this shows Homosassa Springs's strongest dimensions are safety and climate; its weakest among scored dims is job market at 7/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Homosassa Springs on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Homosassa Springs on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Homosassa Springs cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Homosassa Springs wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Homosassa Springs runs a $57,732 median salary at a 93.5 cost index, ranking #227 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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