Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Median home value$454,000
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,743/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households31%
Tampa 36%
Safety Harbor
Pinellas County17,033 residentsPinellas
66
C+
Suburbgrade score
1st of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by schools.
66
Tampa median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Safety Harbor is like to live in, by category
Bars show Safety Harbor against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Within-state proficiency61st pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.6
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate88%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index118
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.71%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.00%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Mean commute24.9 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes61%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi10
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 64/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés73
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks32
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 68/100
B−
Median household income$106,830
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment3.2%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations52%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Safety Harbor on schools
Safety Harbor's weakest grade is C. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Lealman13 mi from Safety HarborC+ 56 C− Gulfport18 mi from Safety HarborC+ 62 C St. Petersburg17 mi from Safety HarborC+ 64 C+ Clearwater5 mi from Safety HarborC+ 61 C Oldsmar3 mi from Safety HarborC+ 62 C Largo8 mi from Safety HarborC+ 60 C Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Safety Harbor
Is Safety Harbor, FL a good place to live?
Safety Harbor scores 66 out of 100, 1st of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Safety Harbor expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $454,000, 32% above the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.71%. $1,743/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Safety Harbor?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Safety Harbor sit at the 61st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 16.6 student–teacher ratio. Safety Harbor is served by Pinellas. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Safety Harbor?
The mean commute is 24.9 min, with 61% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 27% working from home. Transit density is 10 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Safety Harbor?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 73 restaurants and cafés and 32 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Safety Harbor old or new?
The median home in Safety Harbor was built in 1984 — 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. 75% 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.