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River Ridge is a big small town of 5,149 people in Pasco County, Florida. It's about 22 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $327k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,149people
$327kTypical home
$2,194/moRent
91° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,149
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,228 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Tampa, FL
- 22 mi to Tampa, FL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $327k (≈$2,062/mo)
- Median rent $2,194/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 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 (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (720 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to TPA airport
- 21 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 56 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 155 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,450 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 166 bars within 25 mi
- 310 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pasco County: R+25 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