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Best Tampa suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·59 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
The St. Pete Pier in St. Petersburg, Florida, in July 2021.
St. Petersburg$371k median · 25.6 min commute
Schools C+Amenities A−Residents inactive
69
Family score
overall 64 C+
2
Lealman$196k median · 25.4 min commute
Schools C+Amenities B+Residents inactive
66
Family score
overall 56 C−
3
Seminole,Florida,USA.
Seminole$349k median · 26.3 min commute
Schools CAmenities BResidents inactive
66
Family score
overall 62 C
4
Largo, Florida's new 90,000+ sq ft public library, opened July 31st, 2005. (2005-08-05T1925EDT; Olympus E-10; 19mm; 1/320@f/4, ISO 80; photoedited in Picasa)
Largo$229k median · 24.9 min commute
Schools C+Amenities BResidents inactive
66
Family score
overall 60 C
5
West Lealman$169k median · 28.7 min commute
Schools C+Amenities B+Residents inactive
65
Family score
overall 56 C−
6
Downtown Tampa, Florida
Tampa$420k median · 24.8 min commute
Schools D+Amenities AResidents inactive
65
Family score
overall 63 C+
7
Gulfport$366k median · 23.1 min commute
Schools C+Amenities C+Residents inactive
65
Family score
overall 62 C
8
Pinellas Park$279k median · 22.5 min commute
Schools CAmenities B−Residents inactive
65
Family score
overall 61 C
9
Clearwater Beach includes a resort area and a residential area on the Gulf of Mexico in Pinellas County on the west central coast of Florida. Just west over the
Clearwater$361k median · 22.7 min commute
Schools C+Amenities B−Residents inactive
65
Family score
overall 61 C
10
Safety Harbor$454k median · 24.9 min commute
Schools CAmenities C+Residents inactive
64
Family score
overall 66 C+
This list's weighting
Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: St. Petersburg (Jackdude101 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Seminole (Roman Eugeniusz · CC BY-SA 3.0); Largo (The original uploader was Baylink at English Wikipedia.. Copyright 2005 Jay R. A · CC BY-SA 3.0); Tampa (Clément Bardot · CC BY-SA 4.0); Clearwater (Michel Rathwell from Cornwall, Canada · CC BY 2.0).