Best Places33629, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33629, 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.
33629 ranks 91st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 33629
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.
33629's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33629 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$184,414 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 33629 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33629
A household needs to earn about $244,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33629 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $184,414, 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 33629's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 33629
33629 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33629.
Who works in 33629, and how
Work in 33629 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 33629
33629 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of zip codes. The coast is about 2 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 33629 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33629, month by month
33629 sees roughly 128 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 33629
Tampa International sits about 4 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 33629
Schools across 33629 average an A, better than 94% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- Grady Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Mabry Elementary SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
Top middle schools
- Coleman Middle SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Wilson Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
- Madison Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Plant High SchoolA · 74% proficient
- Robinson High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33629 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33629 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 33629 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33629 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 99% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 26% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 80% of zip codes and health care access beats 85%.
Common questions about living in 33629
Is 33629 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33629 ranks 91st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, high incomes, and what local pay buys, 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 33629 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $929,076. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $184,414 median income, cost of living beats 99% of zip codes.
Is 33629 safe?
Yes, 33629 is safer than 62% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $183 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33629?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 72 with lows near 55. That works out to about 128 pleasant days a year, more than 80% of zip codes.
Is 33629 good for families?
Schools beat 94% of zip codes, crime safety beats 62%, and childcare runs $973 a month.
Compare 33629 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33629. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33629 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.
33629 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33629: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33629: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33629: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33629: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33629 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.