Best Places33544, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33544, 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.
33544 ranks 5,056th 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 33544
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.
33544's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33544 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 33544 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Short commute31.7 minutes each way, better than only 21% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33544
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33544 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $108,137; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 33544's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 33544
33544 runs younger than the country, 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 33544.
Who works in 33544, and how
Work in 33544 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 33544
33544 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of zip codes. The coast is about 28 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 33544 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33544, month by month
33544 sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 47. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| April | 85° | 71° | 59° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 86° | 74° | 66° |
Flying in and out of 33544
Tampa International sits about 20 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 33544
Schools across 33544 average an A−, better than 87% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sand Pine Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Wesley Chapel Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Seven Oaks Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dr. John Long Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- Cypress Creek Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Thomas E. Weightman Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Wiregrass Ranch High SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Wesley Chapel High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Cypress Creek High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33544 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33544 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 33544 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33544 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 91% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 33544
Is 33544 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33544 ranks 5,056th 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 33544 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $448,477. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $108,137 median income, cost of living beats 91% of zip codes.
Is 33544 safe?
Yes, 33544 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $121 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33544?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 71 with lows near 47. That works out to about 100 pleasant days a year, more than 64% of zip codes.
Is 33544 good for families?
Schools beat 87% of zip codes, crime safety beats 92%, and childcare runs $900 a month.
Compare 33544 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33544. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33544 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.
33544 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33544: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33544: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33544: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33544: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33544 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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