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Balm is a big small town of 7,181 people in Hillsborough County, Florida. It's about 19 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $345k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,181people
$345kTypical home
$1,845/moRent
91° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,181
- Part of a metro area
- About 714 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Tampa, FL
- 19 mi to Tampa, FL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $345k (≈$2,177/mo)
- Median rent $1,845/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 72°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (607 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 50% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to TPA airport
- 21 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2014
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 96 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,090 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 146 bars within 25 mi
- 260 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Florida districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hillsborough County: R+3 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.