Best Places33803, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33803, 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.
33803 ranks 11,277th 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 33803
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.
33803's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33803 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 91% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 33803 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33803
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33803 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,651, 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 33803's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 33803
33803 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 33803.
Who works in 33803, and how
Work in 33803 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 33803
33803 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes. The coast is about 35 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 33803 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33803, month by month
33803 sees roughly 145 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 60° | 51° |
| April | 84° | 73° | 63° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 85° | 76° | 68° |
Flying in and out of 33803
Tampa International sits about 36 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 33803
Schools across 33803 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Magnolia Montessori AcademyA+ · 78% proficient
- South Mckeel AcademyA · 68% proficient
- Cleveland Court Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sleepy Hill Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Crystal Lake Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Kathleen Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakeland Senior High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- George W. Jenkins Senior HighB− · 43% proficient
- Kathleen Senior High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33803 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33803 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 33803 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33803 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 33803
Is 33803 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33803 ranks 11,277th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and fast internet, 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 33803 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $269,774. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $71,651 median income, cost of living beats 55% of zip codes.
Is 33803 safe?
33803 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $224 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33803?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 71 with lows near 51. That works out to about 145 pleasant days a year, more than 87% of zip codes.
Is 33803 good for families?
Schools beat 48% of zip codes, crime safety beats 44%, and childcare runs $844 a month.
Compare 33803 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33803. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33803 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.
33803 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33803: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33803: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33803: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33803: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33803 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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