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    Moving to Sun City Center, FL

    Is Sun City Center a good place to live?

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    Sun City Center ranks #8 of 172 Florida cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (79/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 8.6% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $281,900
    +12.8% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,884
    per month
    Household income
    $71,012
    median
    Unemployment
    2.8%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Sun City Center

    The median home value in Sun City Center is $281,900 and median rent is $1,884 a month, against a median household income of $71,012. Homes cost about 4.0× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Sun City Center crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Florida the 2025 rate was 248 violent and 1,077 property crimes per 100,000 people — #43 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Sun City Center, FL

    Sun City Center has about 31,801 residents, 2.8% unemployment and 21% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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