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28.51° N · 82.44° W · GEOID 1267266

South Brooksville

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

FloridaSouth Brooksville, FLSouth BrooksvilleSouth Brooksville

The short answer

South Brooksville is home to 5,099 people. Median household income is $61,196 a year and median rent is $1,260 a month, 24.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $245,300, about 4.0x annual median household income.

South Brooksville is defined by its growth. Household income growth is 13.3% a year, against 4.5% a year in its closest peers. Also notable: Home values rose 24.7% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose 13.3%, a wider gap than in 97% of places its size.

4OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

South Brooksville scores better than 4% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 417th of 474 in Florida.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%33
Economy 20%34
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%8
Education 10%40
Commute 10%14
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,260
8% below the median place
Median household income
$61,196
24% below the median place
Median home value
$245,300
23% below the median place
Unemployment
5.3%
9% 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 South Brooksville

  • How it is changingRent took 27.6% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 24.7% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share rose 0.3 points on average, so affordability held up better here.
01

Moving to South Brooksville

Hernando County gains about 30.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in15,413
Moved out10,587
Net+4,826

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$61K
Leavers$50K

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

Who moves here
7.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.1% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Hernando County report $61,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $50,000, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$50,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,260 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,230 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $245,300.
Getting to work
32 minutes each way on average; 6.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Harahan, LA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
30.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$50,029
29% below the median place
Moved from another state1
3.1%
58% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSouth BrooksvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.8%37% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.1%58% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure30.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$61,42913% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$50,02929% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 21.2%, 200% above the median place.

South Brooksville24.7%
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
$50,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.7%
21% above the median place
Home price to income
4.0x
6% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
25%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$47,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in South Brooksville, $1,260 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 South Brooksville, but easier on the budget

Places that match South Brooksville on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Harahan, LA8516.3% vs 24.7%$22,700Compare
Grove, OK8418.8% vs 24.7%n/aCompare
Winchester, TN8318.6% vs 24.7%n/aCompare
Atlanta, TX8318.4% vs 24.7%n/aCompare

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Vacant homes1
21.2%
200% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,708
48% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.7%
23% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSouth BrooksvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,2608% below
Rent to income124.7%21% above
Property tax rate10.7%23% below
Home price to income14.0x6% above
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$1,70848% below
Median home value1$245,30023% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-0.6%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure68.1%32% above
Homeownership161.8%7% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure55.8%10% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,23019% above
Vacant homes121.2%200% above
Median year built119820% above
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 230 hours a year commuting, more than in 92% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track.

Mean commute1
32 min
30% above the median place
Works from home1
6.8%
45% below the median place
Income per person1
$31,139
22% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSouth BrooksvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$61,19624% below
Income per person1$31,13922% below
Unemployment1County figure5.3%9% above
Average annual pay6County figure$51,90421% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.8%24% below
Jobs6County figure50,57566% below
Poverty rate114.0%30% above
Mean commute132 min30% above
Works from home16.8%45% below
Commutes by transit1County figure0.3%60% below
04

Who lives here

Median age is 51.8, 33% above the median place.

Median age1
51.8
33% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
82.6%
11% below the median place
Household size1
2.3
6% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad5.7% −36%
High school or higher89.8% −3%
Bachelor's or higher27.3% −15%
No health insurance5.6% −13%
All 8 people measures
MeasureSouth BrooksvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,0996567th largest
Median age151.833% above
Bachelor's or higher127.3%15% below
High school or higher189.8%3% below
Household size12.36% below
Born abroad15.7%36% below
No health insurance15.6%13% below
Homes with broadband182.6%11% below
05

Life in South Brooksville

OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 474 Florida places we track.

10 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

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 −80%
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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • De Soto National Memorial 71 miles
  • Canaveral National Seashore 101 miles
  • Fort Matanzas National Monument 109 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.3 −31%
Shops25.4 −16%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.2 −22%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.2 +10%
Child care centers1.5 −35%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
70.5
129% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
14.3
31% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
1.5
35% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureSouth BrooksvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure31244% above
Public school students12County figure23,734385% above
Students per teacher12County figure17.715% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure14.331% below
Shops per 10k8County figure25.416% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.222% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.210% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.535% 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 trails90.480% below
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1070.5129% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles100below (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure1023% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 47°F, 87% 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 South Brooksville. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low13
47°F
87% above the median place
Average temperature13
72°F
30% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
96.1
36% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureSouth BrooksvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure91°F5% above
January average low13County figure47°F87% above
Average temperature13County figure72°F30% above
Annual precipitation13County figure52.0 in19% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure88.05% below
Hurricane risk14County figure96.136% above
Tornado risk14County figure91.813% above
Wildfire risk14County figure88.044% above
Heat wave risk14County figure76.115% below
Median air quality index15Metro figure5016% above
Good air days15Metro figure50.4%26% below
08

South Brooksville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 25% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 25% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, South Brooksville does better than 29% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 99%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,260/mo (2024)$1,660/mo$1,360 to $2,020/mo+4.7%
Median household income$61,196 (2024)$80,000$67,500 to $94,500+4.5%
Median home value$245,300 (2024)$391,000$284,000 to $539,000+8.1%

The median home would be worth 4.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.0 now.

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

09

Places like South Brooksville

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

PlaceRentIncome
Foley, AL$1,242$66,336Compare
Edgewater, FL$1,309$60,977Compare
Tucson Estates, AZ$1,248$66,582Compare
Palmetto, FL$1,366$62,621Compare
Palmetto, FLTucson Estates, AZEdgewater, FLFoley, ALSouth Brooksville, FLSouth BrooksvilleFoleyEdgewaterTucson EstatesPalmettoFoleyEdgewaterTucson EstatesPalmetto

Places built like South Brooksville

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how South Brooksville performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
South Brooksville, FL24.7%13.3%/yrn/a
Orange Park, FL22.2%5.9%/yr-1.6%Compare
Brooksville, FL24.8%11.3%/yr14.5%Compare
Tarboro, NC20.3%10.9%/yr2.5%Compare
Benson, AZ19.0%8.5%/yr2.1%Compare
Abingdon, VA18.4%3.5%/yr-1.2%Compare
Bedford, VA14.1%14.1%/yr3.8%Compare

Common questions

Is South Brooksville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 4 out of 100, better than 4% of the places we rate and 417th of 474 in Florida. Rent took 27.6% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 24.7% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share rose 0.3 points on average, so affordability held up better here. On cost, space and class size it scores 18 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is South Brooksville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.7% 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 $245,300.

What salary do you need to live in South Brooksville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $50,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to South Brooksville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Foley, AL, Edgewater, FL, Tucson Estates, AZ and Palmetto, 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 Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 South Brooksville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for South Brooksville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/south-brooksville-florida

Citytistics. “South Brooksville, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/south-brooksville-florida/

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