Best PlacesChilds Park, St. Petersburg, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Childs Park, St. Petersburg, 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.
Childs Park, St. Petersburg ranks 4,966th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Childs Park, St. Petersburg
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.
Childs Park, St. Petersburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Childs Park, St. Petersburg ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 159 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Childs Park, St. Petersburg ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Short commute34.4 minutes each way, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Childs Park, St. Petersburg
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Childs Park, St. Petersburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $56,996, 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 Childs Park, St. Petersburg's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Childs Park, St. Petersburg
Childs Park, St. Petersburg runs younger than the country, 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 Childs Park, St. Petersburg.
Who works in Childs Park, St. Petersburg, and how
Work in Childs Park, St. Petersburg centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 22%
Life in Childs Park, St. Petersburg
The coast is about 8 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Childs Park, St. Petersburg, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Childs Park, St. Petersburg, month by month
Childs Park, St. Petersburg sees roughly 159 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 54. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 61° | 54° |
| April | 83° | 75° | 68° |
| July | 91° | 84° | 78° |
| October | 86° | 78° | 73° |
Flying in and out of Childs Park, St. Petersburg
The nearest airport, St Pete-Clearwater International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 18 miles away.
The best schools in and around Childs Park, St. Petersburg
Schools across Childs Park, St. Petersburg average a C−, better than 28% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Gulfport Montessori Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- John Hopkins Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Azalea Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Gibbs High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Boca Ciega High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Childs Park, St. Petersburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Childs Park, St. Petersburg 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 Childs Park, St. Petersburg against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Childs Park, St. Petersburg
Is Childs Park, St. Petersburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Childs Park, St. Petersburg ranks 4,966th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and low property taxes, and lowest on empty homes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Childs Park, St. Petersburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $256,912. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $56,996 median income, cost of living beats 22% of neighborhoods.
Is Childs Park, St. Petersburg safe?
Childs Park, St. Petersburg is safer than 21% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $440 per resident a year.
Compare Childs Park, St. Petersburg with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Childs Park, St. Petersburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Childs Park, St. Petersburg 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.
Childs Park, St. Petersburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Childs Park, St. Petersburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Childs Park, St. Petersburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Childs Park, St. Petersburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Childs Park, St. Petersburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Childs Park, St. Petersburg 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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