Best Places33785, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33785, 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.
33785 ranks 7,082nd 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 33785
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.
33785's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33785 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 93% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 33785 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33785
A household needs to earn about $189,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33785 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $104,389, 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 33785's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 33785
33785 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 33785.
Who works in 33785, and how
Work in 33785 centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 33785
33785 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of zip codes. The coast is about 0 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 33785 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33785, month by month
33785 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 33785
The nearest airport, St Pete-Clearwater International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 20 miles away.
The best schools in and around 33785
Schools across 33785 average an A−, better than 87% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bauder Elementary SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Anona Elementary SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- Oakhurst Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Seminole Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Richard O Jacobson Technical High School At SeminoleA− · 64% proficient
- Largo High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Seminole High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33785 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33785 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 33785 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 33785
Is 33785 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33785 ranks 7,082nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, health care access, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 33785 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $737,821. The overall cost of living runs about 17% above the national average. Set against a $104,389 median income, cost of living beats 71% of zip codes.
Is 33785 safe?
Yes, 33785 is safer than 59% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $191 per resident a year.
Compare 33785 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33785. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33785 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.
33785 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33785: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33785: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33785: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33785: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33785 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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