Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 36/100
F
Median home value$229,100
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,618/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households40%
Tampa 36%
Largo
Pinellas County82,617 residentsPinellas
60
C
Suburbgrade score
13th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strong on cost of living and amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
60
Tampa median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Largo is like to live in, by category
Bars show Largo against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Within-state proficiency61st pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.8
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate88%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 80/100
B+
Housing cost index91
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.67%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.00%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 67/100
C+
Mean commute24.9 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes68%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi23
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 75/100
B
Restaurants & cafés78
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries10
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks29
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 44/100
D
Median household income$62,096
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment4.8%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations39%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Largo on housing & affordability
Largo's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Keystone18 mi from LargoB+ 54 C− Apollo Beach25 mi from LargoB− 52 D+ Trinity20 mi from LargoB− 60 C Westchase14 mi from LargoC+ 61 C East Lake16 mi from LargoC+ 56 C− Safety Harbor8 mi from LargoC+ 66 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Largo
Is Largo, FL a good place to live?
Largo scores 60 out of 100, 13th 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 Largo expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $229,100, 34% below the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.67%. $1,618/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Largo?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Largo sit at the 61st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 15.8 student–teacher ratio. Largo is served by Pinellas. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Largo?
The mean commute is 24.9 min, with 68% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 23 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Largo?
Within two miles there are 10 groceries, 78 restaurants and cafés and 29 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Largo old or new?
The median home in Largo was built in 1978 — 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. 36% 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.