Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 50/100
D+
Median home value$379,000
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,384/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households39%
Tampa 36%
Wimauma
Hillsborough County15,266 residentsHillsborough
42
D−
Suburbgrade score
59th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
42
Tampa median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Wimauma is like to live in, by category
Bars show Wimauma against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 50/100
D+
Within-state proficiency46th pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.4
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate87%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Housing cost index110
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.95%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.50%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 24/100
F
Mean commute37.8 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes44%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 0/100
F
Restaurants & cafés0
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks0
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 50/100
D+
Median household income$68,274
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment4.1%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations28%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Wimauma on amenities
Wimauma's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Tampa23 mi from WimaumaA 63 C+ St. Petersburg21 mi from WimaumaA− 64 C+ Brandon18 mi from WimaumaB+ 59 C Lealman25 mi from WimaumaB+ 56 C− Gulfport25 mi from WimaumaC+ 62 C Bloomingdale14 mi from WimaumaC 59 C Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Wimauma
Is Wimauma, FL a good place to live?
Wimauma scores 42 out of 100, 59th 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 Wimauma expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $379,000, 10% above the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.95%. $1,384/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Wimauma?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Wimauma sit at the 46th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 15.4 student–teacher ratio. Wimauma is served by Hillsborough. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Wimauma?
The mean commute is 37.8 min, with 44% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 20% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Wimauma?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 0 restaurants and cafés and 0 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Wimauma old or new?
The median home in Wimauma was built in 2016 — 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. 93% 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.