Living in Inglis, Florida: homes, schools and costs

The book's checklist

Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 3.3% below the U.S. average in the Gainesville metro area.
More house for the moneyThe Census survey didn't reach enough homes in Inglis to say.
A safer neighborhoodThe FBI has no 2025 figures for Inglis itself. Many small towns are patrolled by the county sheriff, so call the sheriff's office and ask what calls they get most.
Schools in town1 public school. No public high school in town: the nearest is Academy of Environmental Science, about 9 miles away.
A hospital close byHCA Florida Citrus Hospital in Inverness, about 24 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
Within reach of a big cityTampa is about 74 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Inglis meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

What kind of town

Boom town. The population is up 10% since 2020. Growing fast, with rising home values. Watch for chain stores and big apartment complexes: the small-town feel may not last.

The book sorts small towns into six types. These labels come only from the numbers; take the quiz to see which type fits your family.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024: $180,700U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then: Up 17%Levy County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities: $344 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Homes owned by the people living in them: 82%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill: $946 a yearFlorida: $2,730
Homes built before 1940: 2%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010: 6%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes: 6%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices: 96.7U.S. average = 100 (the Gainesville metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 17% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Gainesville metro area, not Inglis alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate: 1,6402020: 1,485
Median age: 56.2 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older: 36%U.S.: 17%
Under 18: 13%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more: 17%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year: 11%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work: Schools, health care and social services (14%)
Unemployment rate: 4%U.S.: 5%
Work from home: 8%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line: 15%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: HCA Florida Citrus Hospital, Inverness, FL, about 24 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 2 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

1 public school in Inglis, run by Levy. The nearest public high school is Academy of Environmental Science, about 9 miles away.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Florida's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with any internet subscription: 86%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low: 43°F
July average high: 91°F
Days 90°F or hotter: 112 a year
Nights at or below freezing: 16 a year
Rain and melted snow: 52.4 inches a year
Snow: 0 inches a year
Elevation: 16 feet

Weather station: Inverness 3 SE (26 miles away). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

HCA Florida Citrus HospitalEmergency room24

Ocala, FLCity of 72,00032

Tampa, FLMetro of 3.4 million74

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: HCA Florida Citrus Hospital, Ocala, Tampa.

Levy County is in a metro area of 250,000 to 1 million people (USDA rural-urban code 2, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

Read about Inglis's history on Wikipedia.

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Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Crystal River, FL3,600 people, 10 miles
Citrus Springs, FL12,200 people, 12 miles
Rainbow Lakes Estates, FL3,800 people, 13 miles
Pine Ridge, FL10,800 people, 13 miles
Rainbow Springs, FL6,100 people, 14 miles
Dunnellon, FL2,100 people, 14 miles

Smaller places

Yankeetown, FL637 people, 6 miles
Black Diamond, FL (unincorporated)1,298 people, 13 miles

Sources

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.