Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Median home value$317,000
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$2,156/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households34%
Tampa 36%
Sun City Center
Hillsborough County33,548 residentsHillsborough
53
C−
Suburbgrade score
37th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
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 Sun City Center is like to live in, by category
Bars show Sun City Center against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Within-state proficiency46th pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.7
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate87%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 74/100
B
Housing cost index103
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.95%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.50%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 42/100
D−
Mean commute33.5 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes44%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi1.0
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 41/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés11
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks2
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median household income$73,528
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment2.2%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations49%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Sun City Center on amenities
Sun City Center's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Tampa19 mi from Sun City CenterA 63 C+ St. Petersburg18 mi from Sun City CenterA− 64 C+ Brandon16 mi from Sun City CenterB+ 59 C West Lealman25 mi from Sun City CenterB+ 56 C− Lealman21 mi from Sun City CenterB+ 56 C− Temple Terrace23 mi from Sun City CenterB+ 58 C Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Sun City Center
Is Sun City Center, FL a good place to live?
Sun City Center scores 53 out of 100, 37th of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Sun City Center expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $317,000, 8% below the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.95%. $2,156/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Sun City Center?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Sun City Center sit at the 46th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 18.7 student–teacher ratio. Sun City Center is served by Hillsborough. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Sun City Center?
The mean commute is 33.5 min, with 44% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 29% working from home. Transit density is 1.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Sun City Center?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 11 restaurants and cafés and 2 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Sun City Center old or new?
The median home in Sun City Center was built in 1997 — 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. 86% 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.