Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 47/100
D
Median home value$420,400
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,701/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households41%
Tampa 36%
Tampa
Hillsborough County401,618 residentsHillsborough
63
C+
Suburbgrade score
4th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
63
Tampa median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Tampa is like to live in, by category
Bars show Tampa against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 51/100
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 · 70/100
B−
Housing cost index109
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.82%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.50%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Mean commute24.8 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes65%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi39
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 91/100
A
Restaurants & cafés160
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries14
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks89
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Median household income$75,475
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment4.9%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations49%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Tampa on housing & affordability
Tampa's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Keystone13 mi from TampaB+ 54 C− Fish Hawk18 mi from TampaB− 51 D+ Apollo Beach15 mi from TampaB− 52 D+ Trinity18 mi from TampaB− 60 C Westchase10 mi from TampaC+ 61 C Lutz12 mi from TampaC+ 54 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Tampa
Is Tampa, FL a good place to live?
Tampa scores 63 out of 100, 4th of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Tampa expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $420,400, 22% above the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.82%. $1,701/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Tampa?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Tampa sit at the 46th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 19.0 student–teacher ratio. Tampa is served by Hillsborough. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Tampa?
The mean commute is 24.8 min, with 65% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 22% working from home. Transit density is 39 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Tampa?
Within two miles there are 14 groceries, 160 restaurants and cafés and 89 parks, which grades A on amenities.
Are the homes in Tampa old or new?
The median home in Tampa was built in 1985 — 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. 57% 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.