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Holmes Beach is a small town of 3,047 people in Manatee County, Florida. It's about 35 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $681k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,047people
$681kTypical home
$1,771/moRent
91° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,047
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,816 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Tampa, FL
- 35 mi to Tampa, FL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $681k (≈$4,294/mo)
- Median rent $1,771/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 72°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 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 (230 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,025 per 100k)
People
- Median age 69
- 8% of households have kids
- 54% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SRQ airport
- 13 mi to SRQ (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 139 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 141 bars within 25 mi
- 286 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Manatee County: R+24 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.