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Ridgecrest is a small town of 3,571 people in Pinellas County, Florida. It's about 21 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $303k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,571people
$303kTypical home
$1,628/moRent
90° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,571
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,021 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Tampa, FL
- 21 mi to Tampa, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $303k (≈$1,913/mo)
- Median rent $1,628/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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 (266 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,403 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 39% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PIE airport
- 7 mi to PIE (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 56 ft
- Right on the coast
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 85 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,594 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 256 bars within 25 mi
- 395 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.