Best Places33805, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33805, 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.
33805 ranks 22,541st 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 33805
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.
33805's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33805 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 142 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of zip codes
Where 33805 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33805
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33805 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,037, 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 33805's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33805
33805's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33805.
Who works in 33805, and how
Work in 33805 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 33805
33805 has more parkland per resident than 87% of zip codes. The coast is about 34 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 33805 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33805, month by month
33805 sees roughly 142 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 33805
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 33805
Schools across 33805 average a C+, better than 42% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln Avenue AcademyA+ · 80% proficient
- Valleyview Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Cleveland Court Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lakeland Highlands Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Lake Alfred Polytech AcademyB− · 41% proficient
- Lake Gibson Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakeland Senior High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- George W. Jenkins Senior HighB− · 43% proficient
- Lake Gibson Senior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33805 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33805 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 33805 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33805 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 33805
Is 33805 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33805 ranks 22,541st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and biking, 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 33805 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $183,402. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $63,037 median income, cost of living beats 30% of zip codes.
Is 33805 safe?
33805 is safer than 30% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33805?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 71 with lows near 51. That works out to about 142 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of zip codes.
Is 33805 good for families?
Schools beat 42% of zip codes, crime safety beats 30%, and childcare runs $844 a month.
Compare 33805 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33805. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33805 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.
33805 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33805: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33805: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33805: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33805: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33805 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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