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Big Bass Lake, PA vs Inverness Highlands South, FL

Big Bass Lake

Pennsylvania

vs

Inverness Highlands South

Florida

Across 31 directional measures we can compare, Big Bass Lake leads on 24 and Inverness Highlands South on 7. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 3% higher in Inverness Highlands South, while median household income is higher in Big Bass Lake.

Median gross rent
$1,256$1,289
Big Bass Lake is 3% lower
Median household income
$60,795$60,750
Big Bass Lake is 0% higher
Median home value
$204,300$216,800
Big Bass Lake is 6% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $46,200 a year left in Big Bass Lake and $46,900 in Inverness Highlands South. Money goes further in Inverness Highlands South, by about $700 a year.
  • A household earning Big Bass Lake's median of $60,795 would need about $60,000 in Inverness Highlands South to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 2.8 points a year in Big Bass Lake, and pay outran rent by 1.0 points a year in Inverness Highlands South.

How these are calculated

FloridaPennsylvaniaInverness Highlands South, FLBig Bass Lake, PABig Bass LakeInverness Highlands SouthBig Bass LakeInverness Highlands South

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01Inverness Highlands South, FLComposite 22.5 / 100
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37348n/a180n/a

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MeasureBig Bass LakeInverness Highlands SouthAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,256$1,289
Rent to income124.8%25.5%
Property tax rate11.9%0.5%
Home price to income13.4x3.6x
Prices vs US average293.693.5
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,363$1,194
HUD area median income4$92,400$81,400
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$3,918$1,008
Median home value1$204,300$216,800
Home prices, 1-year change54.9%1.0%
Home prices, 5-year change554.1%66.3%
Homeownership191.1%89.0%
Renters paying 30%+148.4%62.5%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,321$1,173
Vacant homes159.8%8.2%
Median year built119851985
Jobs and income
Median household income1$60,795$60,750
Income per person1$32,165$31,324
Unemployment14.9%5.2%
Average annual pay6$55,423$50,429
Pay growth, 1 year63.2%3.0%
Jobs698,79835,256
Poverty rate19.4%8.7%
Mean commute118 min31 min
Works from home18.5%6.5%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population11,4287,449
Median age147.046.5
Bachelor's or higher115.7%14.8%
High school or higher193.7%89.3%
Household size12.82.4
Born abroad13.4%4.2%
No health insurance14.9%9.8%
Homes with broadband195.6%90.5%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.5%4.0%
Moved from another state12.2%3.4%
Net movers per 1,000 people71.434.7
Income of households moving in7$53,649$70,449
Income of households moving out7$67,134$54,352
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k824.912.8
Shops per 10k837.427.3
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k83.42.6
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k824.519.3
Child care centers per 10k83.01.2
Parks per 10k90.00.0
Playgrounds per 10k914.00.0
Grocery stores per 10k90.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k914.00.0
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a90.2
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a0
National Register listings113810
Schools
Public schools124726
Public school students1227,00615,531
Students per teacher1214.317.3
Climate
July average high1380°F91°F
January average low1316°F46°F
Average temperature1347°F71°F
Annual precipitation1345.2 in52.0 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1489.994.7
Hurricane risk1482.098.8
Tornado risk1468.189.0
Wildfire risk1441.490.5
Heat wave risk1483.676.0
Median air quality index153943
Good air days1574.0%71.1%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Big Bass Lake $50,240, Inverness Highlands South $51,560 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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