Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 29/100
F
Median home value$256,600
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,277/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households46%
Tampa 36%
Mango
Hillsborough County13,242 residentsHillsborough
47
D
Suburbgrade score
53rd 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 Mango is like to live in, by category
Bars show Mango against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 47/100
D
Within-state proficiency46th pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.4
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate87%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 81/100
B+
Housing cost index77
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.79%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.50%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 34/100
F
Mean commute33.1 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes49%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi1.8
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés33
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 · 38/100
D−
Median household income$52,524
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment5.3%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations26%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Mango on housing & affordability
Mango's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Keystone21 mi from MangoB+ 54 C− Fish Hawk11 mi from MangoB− 51 D+ Apollo Beach17 mi from MangoB− 52 D+ Trinity24 mi from MangoB− 60 C Westchase19 mi from MangoC+ 61 C Lutz13 mi from MangoC+ 54 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Mango
Is Mango, FL a good place to live?
Mango scores 47 out of 100, 53rd 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 Mango expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $256,600, 26% below the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.79%. $1,277/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Mango?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Mango sit at the 46th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 19.4 student–teacher ratio. Mango is served by Hillsborough. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Mango?
The mean commute is 33.1 min, with 49% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 1.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Mango?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 33 restaurants and cafés and 16 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Mango old or new?
The median home in Mango was built in 1989 — close to 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. 54% 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.