Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 41/100
D−
Median home value$291,800
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,409/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
Tampa 36%
Plant City
Hillsborough County40,887 residentsHillsborough
53
C−
Suburbgrade score
34th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
53
Tampa median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Plant City is like to live in, by category
Bars show Plant City against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Within-state proficiency46th pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.0
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate87%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 80/100
B+
Housing cost index90
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.61%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.50%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 44/100
D
Mean commute28.2 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes58%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés38
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks17
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Median household income$67,439
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment2.9%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations31%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Plant City on housing & affordability
Plant City's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Fish Hawk13 mi from Plant CityB− 51 D+ Apollo Beach25 mi from Plant CityB− 52 D+ Lutz22 mi from Plant CityC+ 54 C− Bloomingdale13 mi from Plant CityC+ 59 C Wesley Chapel18 mi from Plant CityC+ 53 C− Valrico10 mi from Plant CityC+ 55 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Plant City
Is Plant City, FL a good place to live?
Plant City scores 53 out of 100, 34th 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 Plant City expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $291,800, 15% below the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.61%. $1,409/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Plant City?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Plant City sit at the 46th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 19.0 student–teacher ratio. Plant City is served by Hillsborough. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Plant City?
The mean commute is 28.2 min, with 58% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Plant City?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 38 restaurants and cafés and 17 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Plant City old or new?
The median home in Plant City 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. 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.