Living in Tarpon Springs, FL
Tarpon Springs is a small city of 25,791 people in Pinellas County, Florida. It's about 22 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $341k and rent runs about $1k a month.
25,791people
$341kTypical home
$1,298/moRent
91° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,791
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,785 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Tampa, FL
- 22 mi to Tampa, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $341k (≈$2,148/mo)
- Median rent $1,298/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 69°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 (272 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,358 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 15% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PIE airport
- 17 mi to PIE (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 112 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,545 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 191 bars within 25 mi
- 361 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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