Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 44/100
D
Median home value$323,000
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,419/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households40%
Tampa 36%
Ruskin
Hillsborough County29,834 residentsHillsborough
44
D
Suburbgrade score
57th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
44
Tampa median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Ruskin is like to live in, by category
Bars show Ruskin against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 39/100
D−
Within-state proficiency46th pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio23.5
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate87%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index92
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate1.06%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.50%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 26/100
F
Mean commute35.6 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes36%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi1.9
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 31/100
F
Restaurants & cafés8
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks10
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 54/100
C−
Median household income$79,235
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment4.5%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations27%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Ruskin on commute & transport
Ruskin's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Gulfport18 mi from RuskinB+ 62 C Pinellas Park20 mi from RuskinB 61 C Tampa19 mi from RuskinB 63 C+ St. Petersburg14 mi from RuskinB− 64 C+ Temple Terrace23 mi from RuskinC+ 58 C Seminole24 mi from RuskinC+ 62 C Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Ruskin
Is Ruskin, FL a good place to live?
Ruskin scores 44 out of 100, 57th of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Ruskin expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $323,000, 6% below the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.06%. $1,419/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Ruskin?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Ruskin sit at the 46th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 23.5 student–teacher ratio. Ruskin is served by Hillsborough. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Ruskin?
The mean commute is 35.6 min, with 36% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 18% working from home. Transit density is 1.9 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Ruskin?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 8 restaurants and cafés and 10 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Ruskin old or new?
The median home in Ruskin was built in 2007 — 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. 79% 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.