Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 44/100
D
Median home value$278,900
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,631/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
Tampa 36%
Pinellas Park
Pinellas County53,560 residentsPinellas
61
C
Suburbgrade score
10th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.
61
Tampa median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Pinellas Park is like to live in, by category
Bars show Pinellas Park against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 62/100
C
Within-state proficiency61st pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.6
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate88%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index90
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.75%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.00%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Mean commute22.5 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes76%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi18
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 71/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés67
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks14
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 47/100
D
Median household income$63,432
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment4.6%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations36%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Pinellas Park on housing & affordability
Pinellas Park's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Keystone20 mi from Pinellas ParkB+ 54 C− Apollo Beach20 mi from Pinellas ParkB− 52 D+ Trinity23 mi from Pinellas ParkB− 60 C Westchase15 mi from Pinellas ParkC+ 61 C East Lake18 mi from Pinellas ParkC+ 56 C− Safety Harbor10 mi from Pinellas ParkC+ 66 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Pinellas Park
Is Pinellas Park, FL a good place to live?
Pinellas Park scores 61 out of 100, 10th of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Pinellas Park expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $278,900, 19% below the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.75%. $1,631/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Pinellas Park?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Pinellas Park sit at the 61st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 15.6 student–teacher ratio. Pinellas Park is served by Pinellas. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Pinellas Park?
The mean commute is 22.5 min, with 76% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 18 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Pinellas Park?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 67 restaurants and cafés and 14 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Pinellas Park old or new?
The median home in Pinellas Park 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. 59% 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.