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28.35° N · 82.60° W · GEOID 1243785

Meadow Oaks

Pasco County, Florida · part of the Tampa, FL metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Meadow Oaks is home to 3,705 people. Median household income is $61,506 a year and median rent is $1,759 a month, 34.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $232,100, about 3.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,759
29% above the median place
Median household income
$61,506
23% below the median place
Median home value
$232,100
27% below the median place
Unemployment
4.9%
0% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Meadow Oaks

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $480 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 12.2% a year while household income rose 4.3%, so rent outran pay by more than in 96% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 34.3% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 98% of places its size.
  • 74% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 96% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 54.1 years old, older than in 96% of places its size.
01

Moving to Meadow Oaks

Pasco County gains about 38.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in52,217
Moved out33,787
Net+18,430

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$76K
Leavers$62K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Pasco County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Pasco County report $76,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$70,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,759 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,279 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $232,100.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 24.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Port Charlotte, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
38.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
7.8%
35% above the median place
Moved from another state1
3.0%
49% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMeadow OaksAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.8%35% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.0%49% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure38.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$76,4868% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$62,18012% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 34.3%, 68% above the median place.

Meadow Oaks34.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$70,360
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
34.3%
68% above the median place
Home price to income
3.8x
1% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
34%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$42,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Meadow Oaks, $1,759 a month, and local prices for everything else (95.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Meadow Oaks, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Mystic Island, NJ28.9% vs 34.3%$11,100Compare
Wappingers Falls, NY28.4% vs 34.3%$900Compare
Tucson Estates, AZ22.5% vs 34.3%$10,500Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
74.4%
47% above the median place
Homeownership1
88.1%
33% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,279
32% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureMeadow OaksAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,75929% above
Rent to income134.3%68% above
Property tax rate10.6%31% below
Home price to income13.8x1% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.90% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,91719% above
HUD area median income4County figure$104,7002% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,46455% below
Median home value1$232,10027% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-2.6%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure69.1%34% above
Homeownership188.1%33% above
Renters paying 30%+174.4%47% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,27932% below
Vacant homes1County figure13.1%86% above
Median year built119921% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
24.4%
96% above the median place
Median household income1
$61,506
23% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMeadow OaksAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$61,50623% below
Income per person1$32,46619% below
Unemployment1County figure4.9%0% above
Average annual pay6County figure$58,22812% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs6County figure150,3340% below
Poverty rate1County figure11.1%3% above
Mean commute126 min6% above
Works from home124.4%96% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 54.1, 39% above the median place.

Median age1
54.1
39% above the median place
No health insurance1
14.1%
120% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
96.2%
4% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.3 −10%
Bachelor's or higher21.1% −34%
High school or higher94.7% +3%
Born abroad10.6% +20%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMeadow OaksAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,7056646th largest
Median age154.139% above
Bachelor's or higher121.1%34% below
High school or higher194.7%3% above
Household size12.310% below
Born abroad110.6%20% above
No health insurance114.1%120% above
Homes with broadband196.2%4% above
05

Life in Meadow Oaks

11 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.4 −31%
Shops26.4 −13%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.3 −20%
Doctors' offices and clinics21.2 +5%
Child care centers1.7 −26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Restaurants and bars per 10k8
14.4
31% below the median place
Public school students11
86,611
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
107
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMeadow OaksAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure107above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure86,611above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure17.614% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure14.431% below
Shops per 10k8County figure26.413% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.320% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.25% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.726% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure1115% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 48°F, 91% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Meadow Oaks. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low12
48°F
91% above the median place
Average temperature12
72°F
31% above the median place
Good air days14
92.6%
35% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureMeadow OaksAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure91°F4% above
January average low12County figure48°F91% above
Average temperature12County figure72°F31% above
Annual precipitation12County figure52.8 in21% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure96.04% above
Hurricane risk13County figure98.139% above
Tornado risk13County figure98.421% above
Wildfire risk13County figure95.456% above
Heat wave risk13County figure90.10% above
Median air quality index14County figure3714% below
Good air days14County figure92.6%35% above
08

Meadow Oaks in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 36% of the median income in 2030, up from 34% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,759/mo (2024)$2,340/mo$1,920 to $2,850/mo+4.9%
Median household income$61,506 (2024)$78,500$66,500 to $93,000+4.2%
Median home value$232,100 (2024)$349,000$253,000 to $481,000+7.0%

The median home would be worth 4.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Meadow Oaks

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Port Charlotte, FL$1,553$63,844Compare
Kenneth City, FL$1,649$49,347Compare
North Weeki Wachee, FL$1,746$64,891Compare
Tavares, FL$1,496$58,886Compare
Tavares, FLNorth Weeki Wachee, FLKenneth City, FLPort Charlotte, FLMeadow Oaks, FLMeadow OaksPort CharlotteNorth Weeki WacheeMeadow OaksPort CharlotteNorth Weeki Wachee

Common questions

Is Meadow Oaks a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $480 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 12.2% a year while household income rose 4.3%, so rent outran pay by more than in 96% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Meadow Oaks expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 34.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $232,100.

What salary do you need to live in Meadow Oaks?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $70,360 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Meadow Oaks?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Port Charlotte, FL, Kenneth City, FL, North Weeki Wachee, FL and Tavares, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Meadow Oaks with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Meadow Oaks itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/meadow-oaks-florida

Citytistics. “Meadow Oaks, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/meadow-oaks-florida/

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