Best PlacesCarrollwood, Tampa, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Carrollwood, Tampa, 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.
Carrollwood, Tampa ranks 2,402nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods 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 Carrollwood, Tampa
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.
Carrollwood, Tampa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Carrollwood, Tampa ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Carrollwood, Tampa ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Carrollwood, Tampa
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Carrollwood, Tampa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,454, 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 Carrollwood, Tampa's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Carrollwood, Tampa
Carrollwood, Tampa'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 Carrollwood, Tampa.
Who works in Carrollwood, Tampa, and how
Work in Carrollwood, Tampa centers on health care & social and finance & insurance. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Carrollwood, Tampa
Carrollwood, Tampa has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 12 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Carrollwood, Tampa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Carrollwood, Tampa, month by month
Carrollwood, Tampa sees roughly 133 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 Carrollwood, Tampa
Tampa International sits about 6 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 Carrollwood, Tampa
Schools across Carrollwood, Tampa average a B−, better than 64% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Carrollwood Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Cannella Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hill Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Pierce Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Memorial Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Gaither High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Leto High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Chamberlain High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Carrollwood, Tampa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Carrollwood, Tampa 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 Carrollwood, Tampa against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Carrollwood, Tampa suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 75% of neighborhoods, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 68% of neighborhoods, health care access beats 72%, and it is quieter than 74%.
Common questions about living in Carrollwood, Tampa
Is Carrollwood, Tampa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Carrollwood, Tampa ranks 2,402nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. 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 Carrollwood, Tampa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $402,468. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $90,454 median income, cost of living beats 75% of neighborhoods.
Is Carrollwood, Tampa safe?
Yes, Carrollwood, Tampa is safer than 81% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $198 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Carrollwood, Tampa?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 73 with lows near 52. That works out to about 133 pleasant days a year, more than 68% of neighborhoods.
Is Carrollwood, Tampa good for families?
Schools beat 64% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 81%, and childcare runs $973 a month.
Compare Carrollwood, Tampa with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Carrollwood, Tampa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Carrollwood, Tampa 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.
Carrollwood, Tampa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Carrollwood, Tampa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Carrollwood, Tampa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Carrollwood, Tampa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Carrollwood, Tampa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Carrollwood, Tampa 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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