Living in Fish Hawk, FL
Fish Hawk is a small city of 26,186 people in Hillsborough County, Florida. It's about 18 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 74°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $561k and rent runs about $2k a month.
26,186people
$561kTypical home
$2,280/moRent
93° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,186
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,615 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Tampa, FL
- 18 mi to Tampa, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $561k (≈$3,538/mo)
- Median rent $2,280/mo
- Median household income $135k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 74°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
- 122 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 36
- 59% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to LAL airport
- 21 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2009
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 111 bars within 25 mi
- 258 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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