Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 71/100
B−
Median home value$561,000
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$2,280/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
Tampa 36%
Fish Hawk
Hillsborough County26,186 residentsHillsborough
51
D+
Suburbgrade score
41st of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by commute & transport.
51
Tampa median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Fish Hawk is like to live in, by category
Bars show Fish Hawk against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Within-state proficiency46th pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.7
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate87%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 42/100
D−
Housing cost index151
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate1.10%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.50%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 23/100
F
Mean commute38.6 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes35%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 50/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés15
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks20
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 74/100
B
Median household income$135,271
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment4.2%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations57%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Fish Hawk on commute & transport
Fish Hawk's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Tampa18 mi from Fish HawkB 63 C+ Temple Terrace17 mi from Fish HawkC+ 58 C East Lake-Orient Park14 mi from Fish HawkC 50 D+ Carrollwood23 mi from Fish HawkC 58 C Progress Village9 mi from Fish HawkC 53 C− University21 mi from Fish HawkC− 52 D+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Fish Hawk
Is Fish Hawk, FL a good place to live?
Fish Hawk scores 51 out of 100, 41st of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Fish Hawk expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D−. The median home is $561,000, 63% above the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.10%. $2,280/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Fish Hawk?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Fish Hawk sit at the 46th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 19.7 student–teacher ratio. Fish Hawk is served by Hillsborough. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Fish Hawk?
The mean commute is 38.6 min, with 35% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 26% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Fish Hawk?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 15 restaurants and cafés and 20 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Fish Hawk old or new?
The median home in Fish Hawk was built in 2009 — newer 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. 93% 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.