Living in Cheval, FL
Cheval is a big small town of 13,969 people in Hillsborough County, Florida. It's about 13 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $526k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,969people
$526kTypical home
$1,442/moRent
91° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,969
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,347 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Tampa, FL
- 13 mi to Tampa, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $526k (≈$3,315/mo)
- Median rent $1,442/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 70°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
- 106 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 (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (607 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to TPA airport
- 12 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 167 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,849 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 222 bars within 25 mi
- 415 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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