Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 52/100
D+
Median home value$384,600
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,715/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
Tampa 36%
Carrollwood
Hillsborough County36,725 residentsHillsborough
58
C
Suburbgrade score
21st of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
58
Tampa median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Carrollwood is like to live in, by category
Bars show Carrollwood against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 49/100
D+
Within-state proficiency46th pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.0
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate87%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Housing cost index110
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.81%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.50%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Mean commute26.6 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes56%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi6.3
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 59/100
C
Restaurants & cafés24
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks28
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 59/100
C
Median household income$81,959
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment4.5%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations46%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Carrollwood on schools
Carrollwood's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Lealman19 mi from CarrollwoodC+ 56 C− Gulfport25 mi from CarrollwoodC+ 62 C St. Petersburg22 mi from CarrollwoodC+ 64 C+ Clearwater17 mi from CarrollwoodC+ 61 C Oldsmar10 mi from CarrollwoodC+ 62 C Largo19 mi from CarrollwoodC+ 60 C Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Carrollwood
Is Carrollwood, FL a good place to live?
Carrollwood scores 58 out of 100, 21st of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Carrollwood expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $384,600, 11% above the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.81%. $1,715/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Carrollwood?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Carrollwood sit at the 46th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 18.0 student–teacher ratio. Carrollwood is served by Hillsborough. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Carrollwood?
The mean commute is 26.6 min, with 56% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 23% working from home. Transit density is 6.3 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Carrollwood?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 24 restaurants and cafés and 28 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Carrollwood old or new?
The median home in Carrollwood was built in 1984 — close to 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.