Living in Beacon Square, FL
Beacon Square is a big small town of 7,895 people in Pasco County, Florida. It's about 23 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,895people
$172kTypical home
$1,368/moRent
91° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,895
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,903 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Tampa, FL
- 23 mi to Tampa, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,085/mo)
- Median rent $1,368/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (720 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to TPA airport
- 21 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 116 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,329 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 148 bars within 25 mi
- 288 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pasco County: R+25 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