Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 33/100
F
Median home value$224,700
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,148/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households34%
Tampa 36%
Zephyrhills
Pasco County19,668 residentsPasco
46
D
Suburbgrade score
54th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
46
Tampa median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Zephyrhills is like to live in, by category
Bars show Zephyrhills against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Within-state proficiency43rd pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.4
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate89%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 81/100
B+
Housing cost index75
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.90%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.00%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 38/100
D−
Mean commute31.6 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes52%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 40/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés16
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks16
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 38/100
D−
Median household income$52,108
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment3.7%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations34%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Zephyrhills on housing & affordability
Zephyrhills's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Lutz18 mi from ZephyrhillsC+ 54 C− Wesley Chapel9 mi from ZephyrhillsC+ 53 C− Valrico22 mi from ZephyrhillsC+ 55 C− Land O' Lakes16 mi from ZephyrhillsC 55 C− Pebble Creek11 mi from ZephyrhillsC 60 C Northdale23 mi from ZephyrhillsC 59 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Zephyrhills
Is Zephyrhills, FL a good place to live?
Zephyrhills scores 46 out of 100, 54th of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Zephyrhills expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $224,700, 35% below the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.90%. $1,148/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Zephyrhills?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Zephyrhills sit at the 43rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 17.4 student–teacher ratio. Zephyrhills is served by Pasco. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Zephyrhills?
The mean commute is 31.6 min, with 52% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Zephyrhills?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 16 restaurants and cafés and 16 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Zephyrhills old or new?
The median home in Zephyrhills was built in 1990 — 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. 54% 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.