Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 81/100
B+
Median home value$653,500
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$2,238/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Tampa 36%
Keystone
Hillsborough County25,858 residentsHillsborough
54
C−
Suburbgrade score
30th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strong on housing & affordability and employment & income, held back by amenities.
54
Tampa median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Keystone is like to live in, by category
Bars show Keystone 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 ratio17.7
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate87%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 55/100
C−
Housing cost index153
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.85%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.50%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 46/100
D
Mean commute31.4 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes48%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 11/100
F
Restaurants & cafés1
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks3
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 79/100
B+
Median household income$161,056
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment3.2%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations66%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Keystone on amenities
Keystone's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Tampa13 mi from KeystoneA 63 C+ University11 mi from KeystoneA− 52 D+ Brandon23 mi from KeystoneB+ 59 C West Lealman23 mi from KeystoneB+ 56 C− Lealman22 mi from KeystoneB+ 56 C− Temple Terrace15 mi from KeystoneB+ 58 C Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Keystone
Is Keystone, FL a good place to live?
Keystone scores 54 out of 100, 30th of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on housing & affordability and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Keystone expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $653,500, 89% above the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.85%. $2,238/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Keystone?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Keystone sit at the 46th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 17.7 student–teacher ratio. Keystone is served by Hillsborough. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Keystone?
The mean commute is 31.4 min, with 48% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 32% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Keystone?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 1 restaurants and cafés and 3 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Keystone old or new?
The median home in Keystone was built in 1999 — 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. 95% 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.