Name: Silver Springs, FL statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Silver Springs

Marion County gains about 37.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in28,624

Moved out17,216

Net+11,408

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Lake County, FL1,7231,202+521

Sumter County, FL931869+62

Citrus County, FL807947−140

Alachua County, FL866842+24

Orange County, FL1,188495+693

Hillsborough County, FL808432+376

Miami-Dade County, FL1,075

Broward County, FL1,059

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals

53%46%

Leavers

54%45%

Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K

Leavers$54K

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

Who moves here: 6.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Marion County report $65,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $54,100, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $47,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,176 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,406 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $30,800.
Getting to work: 23 minutes each way on average; 12.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Riverdale, IL matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
37.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$54,055
23% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Silver Springs	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	6.8%	18% above
Moved from another state1	0.0%	below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	37.7	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$65,711	7% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$54,055	23% below

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 1.0x, 75% below the median place.

Silver Springs44.0%

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

$47,040

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

44.0%

116% above the median place

Home price to income

1.0x

75% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

44%

well over the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$18,400

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Silver Springs, $1,176 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Silver Springs, but easier on the budget

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

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Riverdale, IL	37.1% vs 44.0%	$6,100	Compare
Darby, PA	39.4% vs 44.0%	$5,600	Compare
Chickasaw, AL	24.7% vs 44.0%	$18,800	Compare

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Property tax paid (median)1
$199
94% below the median place
Median home value1
$30,800
90% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
73.7%
46% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Silver Springs	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,176	14% below
Rent to income1	44.0%	116% above
Property tax rate1	0.7%	29% below
Home price to income1	1.0x	75% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	95.2	6% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,394	14% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$84,000	22% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$199	94% below
Median home value1	$30,800	90% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	0.8%	76% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	63.2%	23% above
Homeownership1	40.4%	39% below
Renters paying 30%+1	73.7%	46% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure	$1,406	25% below
Vacant homes1	14.1%	100% above
Median year built1	1984	0% above

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$32,074
60% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate29.8% 2.8×

Income per person$32,568 −19%

Mean commute23 min −8%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Silver Springs	Vs median
Median household income1	$32,074	60% below
Income per person1	$32,568	19% below
Unemployment1	0.0%	below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay6County figure	$54,546	17% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	3.8%	3% above
Jobs6County figure	121,921	19% below
Poverty rate1	29.8%	177% above
Mean commute1	23 min	8% below
Works from home1County figure	12.0%	4% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Household size is 1.9, 23% below the median place.

Household size1
1.9
23% below the median place
No health insurance1
16.4%
156% above the median place
Median age1
32.0
18% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher16.1% −50%

High school or higher85.6% −7%

Homes with broadband92.9% +1%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Silver Springs	Vs median
Population1	2,712	6646th largest
Median age1	32.0	18% below
Bachelor's or higher1	16.1%	50% below
High school or higher1	85.6%	7% below
Household size1	1.9	23% below
Born abroad1County figure	9.4%	7% above
No health insurance1	16.4%	156% above
Homes with broadband1	92.9%	1% above

Life in Silver Springs

2 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Randall, T. W., House listed 1995
Silver Springs listed 2019

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents33.2 3.3×

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k3.7 −67%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails12 km 5.8×

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 bars13.1 −37%

Shops29.4 −3%

Arts, recreation and fitness2.9 −29%

Doctors' offices and clinics19.9 −1%

Child care centers1.2 −48%

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

Public schools11
1
89% below the median place
Public school students11
631
87% below the median place
Students per teacher11
16.6
8% above the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Silver Springs	Vs median
Public schools11	1	89% below
Public school students11	631	87% below
Students per teacher11	16.6	8% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	13.1	37% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	29.4	3% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	2.9	29% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	19.9	1% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	1.2	48% below
Parks per 10k9	33.2	226% above
Playgrounds per 10k9	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	3.7	67% below
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	11.6	above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10	2	85% below

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 71°F, 29% 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 Silver Springs. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature12
71°F
29% above the median place
January average low12
45°F
79% above the median place
Hurricane risk13
97.8
38% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Silver Springs	Vs median
July average high12County figure	92°F	6% above
January average low12County figure	45°F	79% above
Average temperature12County figure	71°F	29% above
Annual precipitation12County figure	52.0 in	19% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure	94.7	2% above
Hurricane risk13County figure	97.8	38% above
Tornado risk13County figure	97.3	19% above
Wildfire risk13County figure	96.8	58% above
Heat wave risk13County figure	90.5	0% above
Median air quality index14County figure	46	7% above
Good air days14County figure	67.3%	2% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 33.6% from 2020 to 2024.

Median household income

Down 2.2% from 2020 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 113.9% from 2020 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$18,500

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 0% of places

Pay vs rent

-8.1 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 1% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Silver Springs in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 46% of the median income in 2030, up from 44% 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,176/mo (2024)	$1,530/mo	$1,250 to $1,860/mo	+4.4%
Median household income	$32,074 (2024)	$39,500	$33,500 to $46,500	+3.5%
Median home value	$30,800 (2024)	$50,000	$36,000 to $69,000	+8.3%

The median home would be worth 1.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.0 now.

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

Places like Silver Springs

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

Place	Rent	Income
Riverdale, IL	$1,231	$39,833	Compare
Chester, PA	$1,091	$41,342	Compare
Cahokia Heights, IL	$981	$33,792	Compare
Melvindale, MI	$1,110	$42,185	Compare

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Common questions

Is Silver Springs a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $18,500 a year left, less than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 458 Florida places. The median home is worth 1 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 474 Florida places. On cost, space and class size it scores 5 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Silver Springs expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 44.0% 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 $30,800.

What salary do you need to live in Silver Springs?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $47,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Silver Springs?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Riverdale, IL, Chester, PA, Cahokia Heights, IL and Melvindale, MI.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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 Silver Springs with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Silver Springs itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/silver-springs-florida

Citytistics. “Silver Springs, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/silver-springs-florida/

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