Best Places33849, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33849, 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.
33849 ranks 20,426th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 33849
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.
33849's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33849 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 33849 ranks low
- Short commute52.5 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33849
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33849 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $99,321, 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 33849'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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33849
33849's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33849.
Who works in 33849, and how
Work in 33849 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 33849
The coast is about 46 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 33849, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33849, month by month
33849 sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 47. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| April | 85° | 71° | 59° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 86° | 74° | 66° |
Flying in and out of 33849
Tampa International sits about 34 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 33849
Schools across 33849 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Socrum Elementary SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Woodland Elementary SchoolC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Centennial Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Kathleen Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Zephyrhills High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Lake Gibson Senior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Kathleen Senior High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33849 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33849 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 33849 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 33849
Is 33849 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33849 ranks 20,426th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, a strong job market, and low taxes, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 33849 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $376,603. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $99,321 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 33849 safe?
33849 is safer than 54% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $197 per resident a year.
Compare 33849 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33849. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33849 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.
33849 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33849: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33849: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33849: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33849: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33849 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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