Best Places33503, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33503, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
33503 ranks 5,590th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 33503
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
33503's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33503 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 33503 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33503
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33503 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $112,587, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 33503's effective rate of 1.08%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33503
33503's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33503.
Who works in 33503, and how
Work in 33503 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 33503
The coast is about 19 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 33503, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33503, month by month
33503 sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 55. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 62° | 55° |
| April | 85° | 75° | 67° |
| July | 92° | 84° | 78° |
| October | 87° | 78° | 71° |
Flying in and out of 33503
Tampa International sits about 22 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.1 million passengers in 2025, with 135 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 33503
Schools across 33503 average a C+, better than 41% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Barrington Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Lennard High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33503 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33503 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 33503 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 33503
Is 33503 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33503 ranks 5,590th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, state infrastructure, and low crime, and lowest on summer heat and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 33503 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $409,700. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $112,587 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 33503 safe?
Yes, 33503 is safer than 98% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $91 per resident a year.
Compare 33503 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33503. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33503 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
33503 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33503: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33503: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33503: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33503: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33503 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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