Best Places33578, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33578, 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.
33578 ranks 11,163rd 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 33578
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.
33578's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33578 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 33578 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33578
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33578 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $85,708; 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 33578'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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33578
33578 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33578.
Who works in 33578, and how
Work in 33578 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 33578
The coast is about 9 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 33578, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33578, month by month
33578 sees roughly 103 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 33578
Tampa International sits about 14 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 33578
Schools across 33578 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Winthrop Charter SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Symmes Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rodgers Middle Magnet SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Shields Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Dowdell Middle Magnet SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Riverview High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Jule F Sumner High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Spoto High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33578 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33578 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 33578 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33578 suits
Families
Schools land around the 55th percentile and crime safety beats 78%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 77% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 21% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 33578
Is 33578 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33578 ranks 11,163rd 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 33578 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $328,993. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $85,708 median income, cost of living beats 77% of zip codes.
Is 33578 safe?
Yes, 33578 is safer than 78% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $155 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33578?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 72 with lows near 55. That works out to about 103 pleasant days a year, more than 66% of zip codes.
Is 33578 good for families?
Schools beat 55% of zip codes, crime safety beats 78%, and childcare runs $973 a month.
Compare 33578 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33578. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33578 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.
33578 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33578: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33578: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33578: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33578: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33578 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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