Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 27/100
F
Median home value$177,000
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,336/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households43%
Tampa 36%
Bayonet Point
Pasco County23,822 residentsPasco
47
D
Suburbgrade score
51st of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
47
Tampa median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Bayonet Point is like to live in, by category
Bars show Bayonet Point against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 52/100
D+
Within-state proficiency43rd pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.4
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate89%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 78/100
B+
Housing cost index73
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.81%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.00%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 46/100
D
Mean commute29.9 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes63%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi0.4
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Restaurants & cafés25
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks31
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 24/100
F
Median household income$42,524
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment5.5%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations26%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Bayonet Point on employment & income
Bayonet Point's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Pebble Creek24 mi from Bayonet PointB+ 60 C Keystone14 mi from Bayonet PointB+ 54 C− Westchase19 mi from Bayonet PointB 61 C Lutz19 mi from Bayonet PointB 54 C− Cheval16 mi from Bayonet PointB− 54 C− Northdale18 mi from Bayonet PointB− 59 C Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Bayonet Point
Is Bayonet Point, FL a good place to live?
Bayonet Point scores 47 out of 100, 51st of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Bayonet Point expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $177,000, 49% below the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.81%. $1,336/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Bayonet Point?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Bayonet Point sit at the 43rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 16.4 student–teacher ratio. Bayonet Point is served by Pasco. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Bayonet Point?
The mean commute is 29.9 min, with 63% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 14% working from home. Transit density is 0.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Bayonet Point?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 25 restaurants and cafés and 31 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Bayonet Point old or new?
The median home in Bayonet Point was built in 1979 — older than the Tampa median of 1986. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 73% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.