Living in St. Pete Beach, FL
St. Pete Beach is a big small town of 8,805 people in Pinellas County, Florida. It's about 24 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $676k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,805people
$676kTypical home
$1,811/moRent
90° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,805
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,142 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Tampa, FL
- 24 mi to Tampa, FL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $676k (≈$4,261/mo)
- Median rent $1,811/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°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 (171 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,347 per 100k)
People
- Median age 63
- 7% of households have kids
- 44% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PIE airport
- 14 mi to PIE (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 109 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,470 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 224 bars within 25 mi
- 346 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 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
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 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