A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Medley$590/mo

Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,320/mo · Housing →

Inglis$1,420/mo

Typical home $250K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.52% · or rent about $344/mo · Housing →

The difference: $830 a month, about $10,000 a year, between Inglis and Medley.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Florida ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Health

–MedleyNot graded DInglisHealthier than 15% of U.S. towns

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

MedleyInglis

Snow a year0″—

January low59°F —

July high90°F —

Growing season (days)365d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st 77th

Outdoors & history

MedleyInglis

Trails2 mi 2 mi

Conserved land0.1%0%

Archive photos1 —

Community

MedleyInglis

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

261 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MedleyFL InglisFL

Medley ↔ Inglis261 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Florida average

MedleyInglis

People

Population 988Lowest 1,742Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +26%Highest FL: +14.6% +11.4%Lowest FL: +14.6%

Median age 58.2±5.4Highest 37% above FL 56.2±10Lowest 32% above FL

Medley and Inglis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 9.3%±4.1Lowest FL: 19.5% 12.5%±6Highest FL: 19.5%

Inglis and Medley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 28.9%±4.7Lowest FL: 21.3% 36.3%±11.3Highest FL: 21.3%

Inglis and Medley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.7%Lowest FL: 34.1% 16.9%Highest FL: 34.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±3.9Highest FL: 6.1% 0.9%±0.8Lowest FL: 6.1%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $40,735±$20kLowest 45% below FL $56,500±$30kHighest 24% below FL

Inglis and Medley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $87,300±$20kLowest 76% below FL $180,700±$21kHighest 50% below FL

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,320±$106Highest 21% below FL $344±$133Lowest 79% below FL

Property taxmedian, yearly — $946 65% below FL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69.9%±27.5Highest FL: 60.1% 13.7%±13.6Lowest FL: 60.1%

Below poverty line 21%Highest FL: 12.6% 14.7%Lowest FL: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 66%Lowest FL: 67.6% 81.9%Highest FL: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 9 yrs older than FL 1988Highest same as FL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 13% below FL 37 minHighest 33% above FL

Work from home 9.8%±5.1Highest FL: 15.7% 7.7%±4.7Lowest FL: 15.7%

Medley and Inglis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 6.6%Lowest 10.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miLowest 33.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 63.81Highest 0.58Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Miami (13%)Ocala (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in InglisFew work in Medley

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 2.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 26.7Lowest 35.2Highest

Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Medley vs Inglis

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $830 more a month in Inglis

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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