Hunters Creek vs Riverview

Which is the better fit for you?

Hunters Creek, FL
57
Area Score
Bottom 42% nationally
Riverview, FL
54
Area Score
Bottom 33% nationally

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Hunters Creek receives the higher standardized Area Score. That reflects AreaProfile's weighting, not a judgment about which place is better to live in.

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What the difference in prices, rent, homes and weather comes to, using the published figures for the two places. Add your income to see what it would take to keep pace.

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Everyday prices
1% higher
Regional price level 102.5 against 101.6 (US = 100)
Income to keep the same purchasing power
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A new two-bedroom lease
+$331 a month
HUD benchmarks it at $2,641 in Riverview against $2,310 in Hunters Creek.
The median home
15% less
$384,200 in Riverview against $450,100 in Hunters Creek.
The weather you would swap
Winters 3°F milder
Normal January lows are 53°F in Riverview against 50°F in Hunters Creek; July highs are 91°F against 92°F (summers 1°F cooler).

These are differences between published figures, not a forecast of your budget. Income and sales taxes, commuting, schools, insurance and the job you would actually get are not in them, and a price index describes a metropolitan area, so two places in one metro read the same. HUD’s rent is a benchmark for a new lease, not a listing.

35 occupations have a published median wage in both places. Start typing, or choose from the list.

Median wages are the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ metro figures for that occupation, not a job offer, and the price level is the regional index; neither includes taxes, benefits or how senior you are.

Signals

Hunters Creek
Riverview
Opportunity: Hunters Creek is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
57 · Top 49%
vs
51 · Bottom 38%
Growth: Riverview is the more favorable of the two.
Growth
48 · Bottom 46%
vs
52 · Top 46%
Climate: Riverview is the more favorable of the two.
Climate
80 · Top 18%
vs
81 · Top 13%
Physical resilience: Hunters Creek is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
46 · Bottom 37%
vs
35 · Bottom 28%
Housing affordability: Riverview is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
60 · Bottom 35%
vs
62 · Bottom 39%
Schools: Hunters Creek is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
36 · Bottom 31%
vs
30 · Bottom 26%
Access: Hunters Creek is the more favorable of the two.
Access
100 · Top 4%
vs
95 · Top 39%
Economic stability: Riverview is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
57 · Bottom 48%
vs
64 · Top 37%

Measured values

MetricHunters CreekRiverviewSource period
Population22,819113,6972024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income — the two are too close to separate$99,195 ±$8,365$100,438 ±$4,0352024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income — the two are too close to separate$41,208 ±$2,920$40,617 ±$1,7012024 ACS 5-Year
Population density3,239/sq mi2,462/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$450,100$384,2002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent — the two are too close to separate$2,088 ±$115$2,002 ±$1012024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$2,310 — more favorable$2,641FY2026
Cost of living index101.6 — more favorable102.52023
Homeownership rate54.3%75.7%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate4.6% — more favorable4.8%July 2026
Employment change (year over year)−0.5% — more favorable−1.0%July 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher51.6% — more favorable36.5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate — the two are too close to separate6.7% ±3%7.3% ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)8,9798,21712 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents6.1 — more favorable5.412 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)−21.1%+12.6% — more favorable12 months ending July 2026
Average July high92°F91°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low50°F53°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation51.4"49.5"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport9 mi — more favorable17 miNASR current cycle
Average commute29.5 min — more favorable37.9 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age39.735.62024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools9272024-25 school year
Students per teacher18.5 — more favorable21.52024-25 school year
Math proficiency56.8% — more favorable53.2%2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency52.2%55.0% — more favorable2018-19 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility34.9%38.0%2024-25 school 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.

4 rows above show both figures with a ± margin and neither in bold. Those come from the American Community Survey, which samples rather than counts, and the gap between the two is smaller than the uncertainty on the figures themselves — so the survey did not find a difference to report, and calling either one the winner would be reading a result out of noise.

The number of units permitted is not marked because the larger place always permits more; the per-resident rate is the fair comparison.

Physical risk tradeoff

Hunters Creek

Elevated or high exposure: strong wind, hurricane.

Riverview

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane.

Your best match

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Hunters Creek
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Hunters Creek: Your Score
57
Area Score
Riverview
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Riverview: Your Score
54
Area Score

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