Best Places33527, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33527, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
33527 ranks 18,230th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 33527
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.
33527's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33527 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 125 pleasant days a year, better than 78% of zip codes
Where 33527 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33527
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33527 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $82,111, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 33527's effective rate of 0.64%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33527
33527's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33527.
Who works in 33527, and how
Work in 33527 centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 33527
33527 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. The coast is about 22 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 33527 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33527, month by month
33527 sees roughly 125 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 73, with lows near 52. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 60° | 52° |
| April | 86° | 75° | 64° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 87° | 77° | 69° |
Flying in and out of 33527
Tampa International sits about 19 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 33527
Schools across 33527 average a B, better than 69% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Bailey Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Independence AcademyB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mulrennan Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Tomlin Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Mann Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Strawberry Crest High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Durant High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Plant City High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33527 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33527 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 33527 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 33527
Is 33527 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33527 ranks 18,230th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and fast internet, and lowest on car insurance costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 33527 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $362,625. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $82,111 median income, cost of living beats 62% of zip codes.
Is 33527 safe?
33527 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $211 per resident a year.
Compare 33527 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33527. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33527 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.
33527 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33527: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33527: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33527: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33527: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33527 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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