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Palm River-Clair Mel is a small city of 27,844 people in Hillsborough County, Florida. It's about 7 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $2k a month.
27,844people
$272kTypical home
$1,525/moRent
92° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,844
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,437 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Tampa, FL
- 7 mi to Tampa, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,713/mo)
- Median rent $1,525/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 72°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
- 109 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 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to TPA airport
- 10 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 167 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,702 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 224 bars within 25 mi
- 422 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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