Elfers vs New Port Richey

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Elfers, FL

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

New Port Richey, FL

Area Score

Bottom 10% nationally

Signals

Elfers

New Port Richey

Opportunity

39 · Bottom 17%

37 · Bottom 13%

Climate

81 · Top 13%

86 · Top 9%

Physical resilience

19 · Bottom 12%

Housing affordability

64 · Bottom 26%

63 · Bottom 24%

Access

93 · Top 46%

92 · Top 50%

Economic stability

40 · Bottom 17%

38 · Bottom 15%

Measured values

Metric	Elfers	New Port Richey	Source period
Population	15,006	17,425	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$56,054	$47,606	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$28,744	$33,106	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	4,026/sq mi	3,805/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$202,300	$183,100	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,437	$1,193	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	64.5%	56.9%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.1%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-0.6%	-0.6%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	16.2%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	14.8%	10.5%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	91°F	91°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	53°F	44°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	49.5"	51.9"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	20 mi	22 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	32.0 min	30.6 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	39.6	53.6	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Elfers

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane.

New Port Richey

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane.

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