Best Places34683, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 34683, 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.
34683 ranks 4,578th 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 34683
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.
34683's strengths and weaknesses
Where 34683 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 90% of zip codes
Where 34683 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,048 a month, better than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 34683
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 34683 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,230, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 34683's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 34683
34683 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 34683.
Who works in 34683, and how
Work in 34683 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 34683
34683 has more parkland per resident than 83% of zip codes. The coast is about 4 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 34683 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 34683, month by month
34683 sees roughly 151 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° | 61° | 52° |
| April | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| July | 93° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 87° | 78° | 71° |
Flying in and out of 34683
The nearest airport, St Pete-Clearwater International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 16 miles away.
The best schools in and around 34683
Schools across 34683 average an A, better than 90% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Elisa Nelson ElementaryA+ · 81% proficient
- Sutherland Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Sunset Hills Elementary SchoolA · 72% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tarpon Springs Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Palm Harbor Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- St. Petersburg Collegiate High School North PinellasA+ · 88% proficient
- Palm Harbor University HighA · 71% proficient
- Tarpon Springs High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 34683 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
34683 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 34683 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 34683 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 78% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 25% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 90% of zip codes and health care access beats 65%.
Common questions about living in 34683
Is 34683 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 34683 ranks 4,578th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and biking, 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 34683 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $459,438. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $93,230 median income, cost of living beats 78% of zip codes.
Is 34683 safe?
Yes, 34683 is safer than 88% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $128 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 34683?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 73 with lows near 52. That works out to about 151 pleasant days a year, more than 90% of zip codes.
Is 34683 good for families?
Schools beat 90% of zip codes, crime safety beats 88%, and childcare runs $1,048 a month.
Compare 34683 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 34683. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 34683 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.
34683 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 34683: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 34683: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 34683: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 34683: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
34683 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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