Best Places33771, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33771, 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.
33771 ranks 16,705th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 33771
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.
33771's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33771 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 150 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of zip codes
Where 33771 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33771
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33771 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,011, 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 33771's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33771
33771 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33771.
Who works in 33771, and how
Work in 33771 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 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 33771
33771 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 79% of zip codes. The coast is about 6 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 33771 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33771, month by month
33771 sees roughly 150 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 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° | 61° | 52° |
| April | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| July | 93° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 87° | 78° | 71° |
Flying in and out of 33771
The nearest airport, St Pete-Clearwater International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 14 miles away.
The best schools in and around 33771
Schools across 33771 average a B, better than 65% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pinellas Preparatory AcademyA− · 60% proficient
- Belcher Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Walsingham Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fitzgerald Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Osceola Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Oak Grove Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Largo High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Pinellas Park High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Pinellas Gulf Coast AcademyF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33771 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33771 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 33771 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33771 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 33771
Is 33771 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33771 ranks 16,705th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and cell coverage, and lowest on summer heat and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 33771 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $197,092. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $64,011 median income, cost of living beats 35% of zip codes.
Is 33771 safe?
33771 is safer than 43% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $220 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33771?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 73 with lows near 52. That works out to about 150 pleasant days a year, more than 89% of zip codes.
Is 33771 good for families?
Schools beat 65% of zip codes, crime safety beats 43%, and childcare runs $1,048 a month.
Compare 33771 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33771. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33771 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.
33771 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33771: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33771: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33771: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33771: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33771 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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