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Clearwater is a mid-size city of 117,247 people in Pinellas County, Florida. It's about 18 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $361k and rent runs about $2k a month.
117,247people
$361kTypical home
$1,658/moRent
91° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 117,247
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,478 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Tampa, FL
- 18 mi to Tampa, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $361k (≈$2,278/mo)
- Median rent $1,658/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 70°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
- 119 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 (249 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,401 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PIE airport
- 7 mi to PIE (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 52 ft
- Right on the coast
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 106 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,767 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 270 bars within 25 mi
- 426 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 53 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pinellas County: R+5 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk