Best Places34653, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 34653, 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.
34653 ranks 24,310th 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 34653
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.
34653's strengths and weaknesses
Where 34653 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
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 138 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of zip codes
Where 34653 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Household income$54,425 median, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 34653
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 34653 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $54,425; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 34653's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 34653
34653 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 34653.
Who works in 34653, and how
Work in 34653 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 34653
The coast is about 9 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 34653, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 34653, month by month
34653 sees roughly 138 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° | 62° | 52° |
| April | 85° | 75° | 66° |
| July | 93° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 88° | 78° | 70° |
Flying in and out of 34653
Tampa International sits about 21 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 34653
Schools across 34653 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Deer Park Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Cotee River Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Seven Springs Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Seven Springs Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
- River Ridge Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Gulf Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Wendell Krinn Technical High SchoolA− · 66% proficient
- James W. Mitchell High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- Anclote High SchoolB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 34653 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
34653 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 34653 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 34653 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 34653
Is 34653 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 34653 ranks 24,310th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and fast internet, and lowest on summer heat and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 34653 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $215,679. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $54,425 median income, cost of living beats 18% of zip codes.
Is 34653 safe?
Yes, 34653 is safer than 68% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $170 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 34653?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 73 with lows near 52. That works out to about 138 pleasant days a year, more than 85% of zip codes.
Is 34653 good for families?
Schools beat 55% of zip codes, crime safety beats 68%, and childcare runs $900 a month.
Compare 34653 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 34653. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 34653 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.
34653 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 34653: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 34653: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 34653: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 34653: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
34653 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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