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29.05° N · 81.88° W · GEOID 1266179

Silver Springs Shores East

Marion County, Florida · part of the Ocala, FL metro

Limited data population under 5,000

FloridaSilver Springs Shores East, FLSilver Springs Shores EastSilver Springs Shores East

The short answer

Silver Springs Shores East is home to 1,777 people. Median household income is $59,861 a year and median rent is $1,692 a month, 33.9% 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 $233,100, about 3.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,692
24% above the median place
Median household income
$59,861
25% below the median place
Median home value
$233,100
27% below the median place
Unemployment
4.8%
1% below 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 Silver Springs Shores East

  • Between the 2023 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 3.6% a year while rent rose -10.7%, so pay gained on rent more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 473 Florida places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $357 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of places its size.
  • 89% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of places its size.
  • 36.6% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 98% of places its size.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 250 hours a year commuting, more than in 96% of places its size.
01

Moving to Silver Springs Shores East

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

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
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
$67,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,692 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,335 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $233,100.
Getting to work
35 minutes each way on average; 7.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Pine Hills, FL 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
MeasureSilver Springs Shores EastAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.8%18% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure37.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$65,7117% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$54,05523% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 89.2%, 76% above the median place.

Silver Springs Shores East33.9%
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
$67,680
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
33.9%
66% above the median place
Home price to income
3.9x
2% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
34%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$40,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Silver Springs Shores East, $1,692 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 Shores East, 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
Fort Myers Shores, FL25.8% vs 33.9%$14,700Compare
Odenville, AL27.0% vs 33.9%$12,900Compare
Elsmere, DE23.6% vs 33.9%$10,900Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
89.2%
76% above the median place
Median year built1
2007
1% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,335
29% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSilver Springs Shores EastAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,69224% above
Rent to income133.9%66% above
Property tax rate10.8%14% below
Home price to income13.9x2% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.26% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,39414% below
HUD area median income4County figure$84,00022% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,82944% below
Median home value1$233,10027% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.8%76% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure63.2%23% above
Homeownership175.6%14% above
Renters paying 30%+189.2%76% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,33529% below
Vacant homes1County figure12.4%76% above
Median year built120071% 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%)
Poverty rate1
36.6%
240% above the median place
Mean commute1
35 min
41% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$25,468 −36%
Median household income$59,861 −25%
Works from home7.9% −36%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSilver Springs Shores EastAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$59,86125% below
Income per person1$25,46836% below
Unemployment1County figure4.8%1% below
Average annual pay6County figure$54,54617% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.8%3% above
Jobs6County figure121,92119% below
Poverty rate136.6%240% above
Mean commute135 min41% above
Works from home17.9%36% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 25.5%, 298% above the median place.

No health insurance1
25.5%
298% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
14.9%
54% below the median place
High school or higher1
80.5%
13% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age35.8 −8%
Household size2.6 +4%
Homes with broadband91.5% −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureSilver Springs Shores EastAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,7776646th largest
Median age135.88% below
Bachelor's or higher114.9%54% below
High school or higher180.5%13% below
Household size12.64% above
Born abroad1County figure9.4%7% above
No health insurance125.5%298% above
Homes with broadband191.5%1% below
05

Life in Silver Springs Shores East

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

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 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.

Child care centers per 10k8
1.2
48% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
13.1
37% below the median place
Public school students11
45,972
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureSilver Springs Shores EastAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure62above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure45,972above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure18.822% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure13.137% below
Shops per 10k8County figure29.43% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.929% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure19.91% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.248% 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 figure33154% above
06

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 Shores East. 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
MeasureSilver Springs Shores EastAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure92°F6% above
January average low12County figure45°F79% above
Average temperature12County figure71°F29% above
Annual precipitation12County figure52.0 in19% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure94.72% above
Hurricane risk13County figure97.838% above
Tornado risk13County figure97.319% above
Wildfire risk13County figure96.858% above
Heat wave risk13County figure90.50% above
Median air quality index14County figure467% above
Good air days14County figure67.3%2% below
08

Silver Springs Shores East in 2030: where the trends point

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 household income$59,861 (2024)$75,500$63,500 to $89,000+3.9%
Median home value$233,100 (2024)$337,000$244,000 to $464,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 4.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.9 now.

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

09

Places like Silver Springs Shores East

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

PlaceRentIncome
Pine Hills, FL$1,542$58,673Compare
Lauderdale Lakes, FL$1,663$50,006Compare
Palm Springs, FL$1,669$61,739Compare
Lehigh Acres, FL$1,657$66,890Compare
Lehigh Acres, FLPalm Springs, FLLauderdale Lakes, FLPine Hills, FLSilver Springs Shores East, FLSilver Springs Shores EastLauderdale LakesLehigh AcresSilver Springs Shores EastLauderdale LakesLehigh Acres

Common questions

Is Silver Springs Shores East a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2023 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 3.6% a year while rent rose -10.7%, so pay gained on rent more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 473 Florida places. Owning with a mortgage costs about $357 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 23 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Silver Springs Shores East expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 33.9% 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 $233,100.

What salary do you need to live in Silver Springs Shores East?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $67,680 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Silver Springs Shores East?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Pine Hills, FL, Lauderdale Lakes, FL, Palm Springs, FL and Lehigh Acres, 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 Silver Springs Shores East with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Silver Springs Shores East 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-shores-east-florida

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

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