Best Places33563, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33563, 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.
33563 ranks 22,181st 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 33563
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.
33563's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33563 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 33563 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33563
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33563 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,776, 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 33563's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33563
33563'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 33563.
Who works in 33563, and how
Work in 33563 centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 33563
33563 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 66% of zip codes. The coast is about 24 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 33563 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33563, month by month
33563 sees roughly 126 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 33563
Tampa International sits about 25 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 33563
Schools across 33563 average a B, better than 65% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln Elementary Magnet SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Bryan Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tomlin Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Marshall Middle Magnet SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Strawberry Crest High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Plant City High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33563 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33563 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 33563 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33563 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 33563
Is 33563 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33563 ranks 22,181st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on car insurance costs and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 33563 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $238,340. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $63,776 median income, cost of living beats 29% of zip codes.
Is 33563 safe?
33563 is safer than 40% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $234 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33563?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 73 with lows near 52. That works out to about 126 pleasant days a year, more than 79% of zip codes.
Is 33563 good for families?
Schools beat 65% of zip codes, crime safety beats 40%, and childcare runs $973 a month.
Compare 33563 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33563. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33563 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.
33563 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33563: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33563: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33563: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33563: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33563 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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