Living in Silver Springs Shores East, Florida
Silver Springs Shores East is an unincorporated community in Marion County, with about 1,777 people.1 It feels rural or spread out, at 233 people per square mile.1,3
Small place: Census estimates for places under 5,000 people have wide margins of error. Treat these figures as rough.
Unincorporated: there's no city government; Marion County provides roads, zoning and law enforcement.
Nearest 24-hour emergency room
The Villages Regional Hospital, in The Villages, about 12 miles away.2
Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.
Life in North Central Florida
Florida's college-town and horse-country middle: Gainesville and the University of Florida, Ocala's thoroughbred farms, and The Villages, the giant retirement community.4,5,6,7,8
Hazards: Hurricanes arrive weaker than on the coast, but wind, falling trees, long power outages and flooding still reach inland. Mobile and manufactured homes should evacuate; Marion County's own hurricane guidance says so.9,10
Visitor information
Marion County's official tourism office: Ocala/Marion County Visitor & Convention Bureau.11 Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.
Read the free North Central Florida preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.
The full Silver Springs Shores East town card
Choosing Your Place has the complete card for Silver Springs Shores East and 779 other places:
- How its home values, rent, age and income compare with the rest of North Central Florida
- Household income, and how many ER hospitals are within 15 miles
- The nearest airline airport and the nearest big airport
- The full region profile, side-by-side compare and the monthly-cost calculator
Other places in Marion County
- Ocala · 66,584 people · home value $241,400
- Silver Springs Shores · 28,537 people · home value $201,300
- Liberty Triangle · 24,888 people · home value $275,500
- Marion Oaks · 23,972 people · home value $257,700
- On Top of the World · 16,007 people · home value $303,900
- Rainbow Springs · 6,082 people · home value $310,600
- Belleview · 5,805 people · home value $210,200
- Rainbow Lakes Estates · 3,762 people · home value $160,400
- Silver Springs · 2,712 people · home value $30,800
- Dunnellon · 2,216 people · home value $168,200
"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Silver Springs Shores East as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls Silver Springs Shores East can be larger.
Notes
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024
- CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (places)
- Gainesville climate, 1991–2020 normals (Wikipedia, from NOAA)
- University of Florida (Wikipedia)
- Ocala, Florida (Wikipedia)
- The Villages, Florida (Wikipedia)
- Ocala National Forest (Wikipedia)
- Marion County QuickFacts (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Hurricane Preparedness (Marion County Sheriff's Office)
- County tourism office websites, each opened or confirmed 2026-11-05