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Safety Harbor is a small city of 17,033 people in Pinellas County, Florida. It's about 14 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $454k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,033people
$454kTypical home
$1,743/moRent
91° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,033
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,458 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Tampa, FL
- 14 mi to Tampa, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $454k (≈$2,863/mo)
- Median rent $1,743/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 71°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
- 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
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (570 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PIE airport
- 7 mi to PIE (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 130 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,899 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 283 bars within 25 mi
- 461 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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