Best Places33596, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33596, 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.
33596 ranks 2,490th 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 33596
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.
33596's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33596 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Household income$119,934 median, better than 90% of zip codes
Where 33596 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Short commute32.2 minutes each way, better than only 19% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$973 a month, better than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33596
A household needs to earn about $115,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33596 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $119,934, 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 33596's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 33596
33596 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33596.
Who works in 33596, and how
Work in 33596 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 33596
33596 has more parkland per resident than 83% of zip codes. The coast is about 32 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 33596 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33596, month by month
33596 sees roughly 122 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 33596
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 33596
Schools across 33596 average an A−, better than 84% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lithia Springs Elementary SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Alafia Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Cimino Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Randall Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Barrington Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Burns Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Newsome High SchoolA · 74% proficient
- Bloomingdale High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Durant High SchoolB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33596 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33596 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 33596 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33596 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 95% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 27% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 76% of zip codes and health care access beats 70%.
Common questions about living in 33596
Is 33596 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33596 ranks 2,490th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, fast internet, and low taxes, and lowest on car insurance costs and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 33596 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $438,438. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $119,934 median income, cost of living beats 95% of zip codes.
Is 33596 safe?
Yes, 33596 is safer than 84% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $138 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33596?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 73 with lows near 52. That works out to about 122 pleasant days a year, more than 76% of zip codes.
Is 33596 good for families?
Schools beat 84% of zip codes, crime safety beats 84%, and childcare runs $973 a month.
Compare 33596 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33596. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33596 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.
33596 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33596: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33596: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33596: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33596: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33596 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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