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Palm River-Clair Mel vs Spring Hill

Which is the better fit for you?

Palm River-Clair Mel, FL
50
Area Score
Bottom 19% nationally
Spring Hill, FL
50
Area Score
Bottom 19% nationally

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Palm River-Clair Mel and Spring Hill receive effectively the same standardized Area Score. Which fits you better depends on which dimensions you weight — the differences below are where they actually diverge.

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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
About the same
Regional price level 102.5 against 102.5 (US = 100). Both places sit in the same price region, so the index cannot tell them apart.
Income to keep the same purchasing power
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A new two-bedroom lease
−$399 a month
HUD benchmarks it at $1,891 in Spring Hill against $2,290 in Palm River-Clair Mel.
The median home
6% more
$288,500 in Spring Hill against $271,700 in Palm River-Clair Mel.
The weather you would swap
Winters 9°F colder
Normal January lows are 44°F in Spring Hill against 53°F in Palm River-Clair Mel; July highs are 91°F against 91°F (summers the same).

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.

Signals

Palm River-Clair Mel
Spring Hill
Opportunity: Palm River-Clair Mel is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
43 · Bottom 23%
vs
36 · Bottom 12%
Growth: Spring Hill is the more favorable of the two.
Growth
52 · Top 46%
vs
56 · Top 37%
Climate: Spring Hill is the more favorable of the two.
Climate
81 · Top 13%
vs
86 · Top 9%
Physical resilience: Palm River-Clair Mel is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
35 · Bottom 28%
vs
15 · Bottom 11%
Housing affordability: Palm River-Clair Mel is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
61 · Bottom 39%
vs
57 · Bottom 30%
Schools: Spring Hill is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
13 · Bottom 5%
vs
57 · Top 41%
Access: Palm River-Clair Mel is the more favorable of the two.
Access
99 · Top 9%
vs
84 · Bottom 26%
Economic stability: Palm River-Clair Mel is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
53 · Bottom 41%
vs
45 · Bottom 28%

Measured values

MetricPalm River-Clair MelSpring HillSource period
Population27,844119,9832024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income — the two are too close to separate$71,787 ±$6,213$68,432 ±$2,3142024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income — the two are too close to separate$31,732 ±$2,069$33,037 ±$1,2992024 ACS 5-Year
Population density2,437/sq mi2,002/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$271,700$288,5002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent — the two are too close to separate$1,525 ±$140$1,440 ±$892024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$2,290$1,891 — more favorableFY2026
Cost of living index102.5102.52023
Homeownership rate60.5%80.3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate4.8% — more favorable5.6%July 2026
Employment change (year over year)−1.0%−0.9% — more favorableJuly 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0% — more favorable19.9%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate — the two are too close to separate12.8% ±3%11.8% ±1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)8,2171,90512 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents5.49.2 — more favorable12 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)+12.6% — more favorable−23.4%12 months ending July 2026
Average July high91°F91°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low53°F44°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation49.5"51.9"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport10 mi — more favorable35 miNASR current cycle
Average commute — the two are too close to separate32.4 min ±1.9 min32.2 min ±1.0 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age34.944.02024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools10162024-25 school year
Students per teacher19.617.5 — more favorable2024-25 school year
Math proficiency46.3%61.4% — more favorable2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency42.4%59.0% — more favorable2018-19 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility63.6%51.7%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.

5 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

Palm River-Clair Mel

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane.

Spring Hill

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane.

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50
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50
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