Living in South Pasadena, FL
South Pasadena is a big small town of 5,320 people in Pinellas County, Florida. It's about 22 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $350k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,320people
$350kTypical home
$1,792/moRent
90° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,320
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,721 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Tampa, FL
- 22 mi to Tampa, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $350k (≈$2,208/mo)
- Median rent $1,792/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 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
- Very low violent crime (115 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,612 per 100k)
People
- Median age 70
- 3% of households have kids
- 63% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PIE airport
- 11 mi to PIE (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 11% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,586 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 245 bars within 25 mi
- 380 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 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
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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