Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 34/100
F
Median home value$202,300
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,437/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households34%
Tampa 36%
Elfers
Pasco County15,006 residentsPasco
53
C−
Suburbgrade score
35th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
53
Tampa median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Elfers is like to live in, by category
Bars show Elfers against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 55/100
C−
Within-state proficiency43rd pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.8
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 rate0.68%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.00%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 44/100
D
Mean commute30.5 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes60%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 68/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés29
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks29
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 45/100
D
Median household income$56,054
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment3.9%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations27%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Elfers on housing & affordability
Elfers's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Keystone9 mi from ElfersB+ 54 C− Trinity5 mi from ElfersB− 60 C Westchase13 mi from ElfersC+ 61 C Lutz17 mi from ElfersC+ 54 C− East Lake7 mi from ElfersC+ 56 C− Wesley Chapel25 mi from ElfersC+ 53 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Elfers
Is Elfers, FL a good place to live?
Elfers scores 53 out of 100, 35th of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Elfers expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $202,300, 41% below the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.68%. $1,437/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Elfers?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Elfers sit at the 43rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 14.8 student–teacher ratio. Elfers is served by Pasco. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Elfers?
The mean commute is 30.5 min, with 60% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 15% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Elfers?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 29 restaurants and cafés and 29 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Elfers old or new?
The median home in Elfers was built in 1975 — 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. 85% 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.