Living in Temple Terrace, FL
Temple Terrace is a small city of 27,275 people in Hillsborough County, Florida. It's about 8 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $335k and rent runs about $2k a month.
27,275people
$335kTypical home
$1,594/moRent
92° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,275
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,608 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Tampa, FL
- 8 mi to Tampa, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $335k (≈$2,111/mo)
- Median rent $1,594/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 72°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
- 109 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 (304 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,336 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to TPA airport
- 11 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 178 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,634 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 177 bars within 25 mi
- 383 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hillsborough County: R+3 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