Best PlacesChannelside, Tampa, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Channelside, Tampa, 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.
Channelside, Tampa ranks 519th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Channelside, 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.
Channelside, Tampa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Channelside, Tampa ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
Where Channelside, Tampa ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Channelside, Tampa
A household needs to earn about $176,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Channelside, Tampa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $126,932, 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 Channelside, Tampa's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 Channelside, Tampa
Channelside, Tampa runs younger 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 Channelside, Tampa.
Who works in Channelside, Tampa, and how
Work in Channelside, Tampa 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 60%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Channelside, Tampa
Channelside, Tampa has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 3 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Channelside, Tampa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Channelside, Tampa, month by month
Channelside, Tampa sees roughly 126 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 55. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 62° | 55° |
| April | 85° | 75° | 67° |
| July | 92° | 84° | 78° |
| October | 87° | 78° | 71° |
Flying in and out of Channelside, 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 Channelside, Tampa
Schools across Channelside, Tampa average a B, better than 72% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Rampello K-8 Magnet SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Channelside Academy Of Math And ScienceB+ · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wilson Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
- Madison Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Giunta Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Plant High SchoolA · 74% proficient
- Blake High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Channelside, Tampa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Channelside, 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 Channelside, Tampa against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Channelside, Tampa
Is Channelside, Tampa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Channelside, Tampa ranks 519th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, a strong job market, and state infrastructure, and lowest on tree cover and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Channelside, Tampa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $660,494. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $126,932 median income, cost of living beats 90% of neighborhoods.
Is Channelside, Tampa safe?
Yes, Channelside, Tampa is safer than 75% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $235 per resident a year.
Compare Channelside, Tampa with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Channelside, Tampa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Channelside, 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.
Channelside, Tampa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Channelside, Tampa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Channelside, Tampa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Channelside, Tampa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Channelside, Tampa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Channelside, 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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