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Zephyrhills West is a big small town of 5,980 people in Pasco County, Florida. It's about 19 miles from Lakeland, FL and 25 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,980people
$91kTypical home
$1,127/moRent
91° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,980
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,273 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Tampa, FL
- 19 mi to Lakeland, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$573/mo)
- Median rent $1,127/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.1% 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
- 108 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 (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (720 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 14% of households have kids
- 47% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to LAL airport
- 27 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 23% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 130 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 887 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 86 bars within 25 mi
- 212 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pasco County: R+25 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