Best Places33813, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33813, 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.
33813 ranks 2,961st 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 33813
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.
33813's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33813 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 33813 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 38% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 41% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33813
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33813 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $103,387, 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 33813's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33813
33813'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 33813.
Who works in 33813, and how
Work in 33813 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 33813
33813 has more parkland per resident than 68% of zip codes. The coast is about 38 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 33813 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33813, month by month
33813 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 33813
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 33813
Schools across 33813 average a B, better than 69% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Valleyview Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Scott Lake Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Highlands Grove Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lakeland Highlands Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Mulberry Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Bartow Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakeland Senior High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- George W. Jenkins Senior HighB− · 43% proficient
- Bartow Senior High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33813 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33813 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 33813 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33813 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 88% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 33813
Is 33813 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33813 ranks 2,961st 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 33813 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $362,820. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $103,387 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 33813 safe?
Yes, 33813 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $122 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33813?
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 33813 good for families?
Schools beat 69% of zip codes, crime safety beats 92%, and childcare runs $844 a month.
Compare 33813 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33813. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33813 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.
33813 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33813: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33813: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33813: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33813: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33813 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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