Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 53/100
C−
Median home value$380,300
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,427/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households31%
Tampa 36%
Oldsmar
Pinellas County14,904 residentsPinellas
62
C
Suburbgrade score
5th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
62
Tampa median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Oldsmar is like to live in, by category
Bars show Oldsmar 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 ratio13.7
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate88%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Housing cost index93
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.79%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.00%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Mean commute24.7 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes59%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi6.1
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 59/100
C
Restaurants & cafés36
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks21
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 59/100
C
Median household income$88,333
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment4.5%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations47%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Oldsmar on housing & affordability
Oldsmar's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Keystone7 mi from OldsmarB+ 54 C− Trinity9 mi from OldsmarB− 60 C Westchase4 mi from OldsmarC+ 61 C Lutz15 mi from OldsmarC+ 54 C− East Lake5 mi from OldsmarC+ 56 C− Wesley Chapel24 mi from OldsmarC+ 53 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Oldsmar
Is Oldsmar, FL a good place to live?
Oldsmar scores 62 out of 100, 5th 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 Oldsmar expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $380,300, 10% above the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.79%. $1,427/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Oldsmar?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Oldsmar sit at the 61st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 13.7 student–teacher ratio. Oldsmar is served by Pinellas. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Oldsmar?
The mean commute is 24.7 min, with 59% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 23% working from home. Transit density is 6.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Oldsmar?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 36 restaurants and cafés and 21 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Oldsmar old or new?
The median home in Oldsmar was built in 1988 — 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. 72% 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.