Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 43/100
D
Median home value$334,800
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,594/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
Tampa 36%
Temple Terrace
Hillsborough County27,275 residentsHillsborough
58
C
Suburbgrade score
20th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by schools.
58
Tampa median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Temple Terrace is like to live in, by category
Bars show Temple Terrace against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 40/100
D−
Within-state proficiency46th pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio25.5
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate87%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Housing cost index94
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.75%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.50%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Mean commute26.0 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes62%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi7.9
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 78/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés74
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks35
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Median household income$69,252
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment3.7%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations50%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Temple Terrace on schools
Temple Terrace's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Lealman24 mi from Temple TerraceC+ 56 C− Clearwater25 mi from Temple TerraceC+ 61 C Oldsmar18 mi from Temple TerraceC+ 62 C Pinellas Park24 mi from Temple TerraceC 61 C Palm Harbor23 mi from Temple TerraceC 62 C Safety Harbor20 mi from Temple TerraceC 66 C+ Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Temple Terrace
Is Temple Terrace, FL a good place to live?
Temple Terrace scores 58 out of 100, 20th of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Temple Terrace expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $334,800, 3% below the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.75%. $1,594/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Temple Terrace?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Temple Terrace sit at the 46th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 25.5 student–teacher ratio. Temple Terrace is served by Hillsborough. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Temple Terrace?
The mean commute is 26.0 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 23% working from home. Transit density is 7.9 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Temple Terrace?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 74 restaurants and cafés and 35 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Temple Terrace old or new?
The median home in Temple Terrace was built in 1982 — 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. 52% 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.