Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 62/100
C
Median home value$435,900
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$2,320/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households40%
Tampa 36%
Pebble Creek
Hillsborough County10,447 residentsHillsborough
60
C
Suburbgrade score
14th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by schools.
60
Tampa median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Pebble Creek is like to live in, by category
Bars show Pebble Creek against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 49/100
D+
Within-state proficiency46th pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.1
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate87%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 55/100
C−
Housing cost index122
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.97%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.50%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Mean commute27.8 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes52%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Restaurants & cafés26
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks30
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 80/100
B+
Median household income$110,085
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment2.4%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations58%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Pebble Creek on schools
Pebble Creek's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Oldsmar21 mi from Pebble CreekC+ 62 C Safety Harbor24 mi from Pebble CreekC 66 C+ East Lake21 mi from Pebble CreekC− 56 C− Elfers23 mi from Pebble CreekC− 53 C− New Port Richey East23 mi from Pebble CreekC− 49 D+ New Port Richey24 mi from Pebble CreekC− 50 D+ Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Pebble Creek
Is Pebble Creek, FL a good place to live?
Pebble Creek scores 60 out of 100, 14th of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Pebble Creek expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $435,900, 26% above the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.97%. $2,320/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Pebble Creek?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Pebble Creek sit at the 46th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 18.1 student–teacher ratio. Pebble Creek is served by Hillsborough. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Pebble Creek?
The mean commute is 27.8 min, with 52% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 35% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Pebble Creek?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 26 restaurants and cafés and 30 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Pebble Creek old or new?
The median home in Pebble Creek was built in 2002 — 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. 88% 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.