Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 24/100
F
Median home value$170,100
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,239/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households42%
Tampa 36%
Holiday
Pasco County22,785 residentsPasco
47
D
Suburbgrade score
50th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
47
Tampa median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Holiday is like to live in, by category
Bars show Holiday against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Within-state proficiency43rd pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.8
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate89%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 88/100
A
Housing cost index72
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.61%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.00%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 40/100
D−
Mean commute29.8 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes50%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi0.4
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 55/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés18
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks16
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 32/100
F
Median household income$48,186
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment4.8%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations27%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Holiday on housing & affordability
Holiday's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Keystone9 mi from HolidayB+ 54 C− Trinity6 mi from HolidayB− 60 C Westchase12 mi from HolidayC+ 61 C Lutz18 mi from HolidayC+ 54 C− East Lake5 mi from HolidayC+ 56 C− Safety Harbor13 mi from HolidayC+ 66 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Holiday
Is Holiday, FL a good place to live?
Holiday scores 47 out of 100, 50th 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 Holiday expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades A. The median home is $170,100, 51% below the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.61%. $1,239/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Holiday?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Holiday sit at the 43rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 16.8 student–teacher ratio. Holiday is served by Pasco. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Holiday?
The mean commute is 29.8 min, with 50% 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 Holiday?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 18 restaurants and cafés and 16 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Holiday old or new?
The median home in Holiday was built in 1977 — 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. 70% 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.