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SheetFL-TAVARES-FL · Tavares, FL 19,738 pop · income 32nd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Tavares
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Tavares on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Nogales · lowest
40,745
Nogales · lowest
40,745 median HH income
29.1% of the leader · rank #1
Delcambre · near
57,639
Delcambre · near
57,639 median HH income
41.2% of the leader · rank #2
Hines · near
57,639
Hines · near
57,639 median HH income
41.2% of the leader · rank #3
Tavares · this city
57,644
Tavares · this city
57,644 median HH income
41.2% of the leader · rank #4
Columbia · near
57,647
Columbia · near
57,647 median HH income
41.2% of the leader · rank #5
Alma · near
57,647
Alma · near
57,647 median HH income
41.2% of the leader · rank #6
Lake Zurich · highest
139,959
Lake Zurich · highest
139,959 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Tavares on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 19,738.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Tavares - the verdict
Nationally, Tavares sits in the 32nd percentile for household income and the 93rd percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
32nd
percentile, household income
50th
percentile, home value
73rd
percentile, median rent
93rd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Tavares, FL
19,738 people live in Tavares, Florida - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Tavares brings in $57,644 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 6.0%. Tavares's housing stock carries a median value of $225,500, and the median resident age is 54.6 years. About 24.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 40.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 240 residential building permits were authorized in Tavares (Building Boom), up 500% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Tavares reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 307.5 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Florida carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 103.4 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,526 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Florida, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. The average commute for Tavares workers runs 24.5 minutes, with 82.1% driving alone and 5.7% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 75.7 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Tavares's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from schools and households to comparison shortlist to reported crime to population change to housing and income to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Tavares, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, local building permits, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Tavares?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 7 public schools within the city match. 24.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Which cities make useful reference points for Tavares?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Florida, the closest population matches are Palm Valley (19,775 residents, $118,280 income); Bartow (19,801 residents, $66,944 income); Punta Gorda (19,886 residents, $79,291 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Clifton, CO (19,746 residents); Lake Zurich, IL (19,727 residents); Nogales, AZ (19,753 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Tavares?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 307.5 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 87% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +3,476 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +18.3% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 240 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Tavares?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.9 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 6.0%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
3.9×
Home value
$225,500
Household income
$57,644
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What does the journey to work look like in Tavares?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 82.1%. The reported mean trip to work is 24.5 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Drive alone
82.1%
Work from home
5.7%
Public transit
0.0%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 6,817 workers age 16+.
Below median income · poverty 6.0% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
103.4 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Florida average
D
City profile score · Tavares, FL
48/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Violent crime A-
64 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate C
6.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share D
24.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income F
$57,644
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living F
103.4 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Tavares profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 80/100 (A-) · 64 /100k
Poverty rate: 59/100 (C) · 6.0%
Bachelor's+ share: 48/100 (D) · 24.8%
Household income: 31/100 (F) · $57,644
Cost of living: 25/100 (F) · 103.4 index
Where Tavares sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Tavares's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Tavares highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Tavares, FL (this city): home $225,500, crime 308/100k
Lake Zurich, IL : home $418,300, crime 1,272/100k
Nogales, AZ : home $172,800, crime 3,830/100k
Crest Hill, IL : home $222,600, crime 1,089/100k
Albany, CA : home $1,188,600, crime 2,631/100k
Broadview Heights, OH : home $292,500, crime 107/100k
Bartow, FL : home $210,400, crime 2,282/100k
Sweetwater, FL : home $251,000, crime 2,171/100k
Lynn Haven, FL : home $286,700, crime 785/100k
How does Tavares compare to other US cities?
Here's how Tavares stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income32% higher than other cities
Home value50% pricier than other cities
Median rent73% pricier than other cities
Safety93% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Florida and the picture shifts: Tavares ranks #1 of 120 Florida cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Tavares against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Florida only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Florida-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Tavares near the bottom of Florida's cities
Among the 930 Florida cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Tavares ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Tavares only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#631 of 903
30th percentile in Florida
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Median Home Value
#632 of 894
29th percentile in Florida
Poverty Rate
#564 of 930
39th percentile in Florida
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#520 of 930
44th percentile in Florida
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Florida only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
32nd percentile nationally for median household income · 93rd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Tavares's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Tavares's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Tavares's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$225,500Among the most affordablemore affordable than 50% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Tavares's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.9×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#10,436 of 15,516
More affordable than 33% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,907 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.9×, Tavares sits in the moderate band:
national rank #10,436 of 15,516 and #1,907 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$57,644Tavares, FL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Tavares, FL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Tavares, FL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)24.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)6.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)40.5%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
19,738
Median Income
$57,644
Median Home Value
$225,500
Median Age
54.6
Poverty Rate
6.0%
Labor force participation
40.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
24.8%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
307.5
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
64.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
243.2
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
7
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Tavares's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
19,014 residents
2021
19,739 residents
2022
20,400 residents
2023
21,150 residents
2024
21,971 residents
2025
22,490 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
240
housing units authorized
Single-Family
240
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
12.2
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
40
40
0
$9.2M
2020
333
109
224
$44.2M
2021
231
231
0
$57.2M
2022
303
303
0
$74.1M
2023
344
344
0
$99.6M
2024
240
240
0
$73.4M
Permit volume increased 500% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
24.5 minutes
Drive Alone
82.1%
Carpool
7.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.9%
Work from Home
5.7%
Other
4.2%
Based on 6,817 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Florida statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Florida at $225 (electricity about $145 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Florida statewide averages, not a meter reading for Tavares. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Florida's BEA cost-of-living index is 103.4 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Tavares is $1,526/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Florida statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Florida statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Tavares sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Tavares compares to similar-size Florida cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.