Best PlacesCourier City, Tampa, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Courier City, 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.
Courier City, Tampa ranks 482nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Courier City, 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.
Courier City, Tampa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Courier City, Tampa ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
Where Courier City, Tampa ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 32% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Courier City, Tampa
A household needs to earn about $158,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Courier City, Tampa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $126,717, 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 Courier City, Tampa's effective rate of 1.11%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Courier City, Tampa
Courier City, 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 Courier City, Tampa.
Who works in Courier City, Tampa, and how
Work in Courier City, Tampa centers on finance & insurance and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Courier City, Tampa
Courier City, Tampa has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 3 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Courier City, Tampa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Courier City, Tampa, month by month
Courier City, 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 Courier City, Tampa
Tampa International sits about 4 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 Courier City, Tampa
Schools across Courier City, Tampa average an A, better than 95% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wilson Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
Top high schools
- Plant High SchoolA · 74% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Courier City, Tampa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Courier City, 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 Courier City, Tampa against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Courier City, Tampa
Is Courier City, Tampa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Courier City, Tampa ranks 482nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, good schools, and low taxes, and lowest on car insurance costs and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Courier City, Tampa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $578,876. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $126,717 median income, cost of living beats 92% of neighborhoods.
Is Courier City, Tampa safe?
Yes, Courier City, Tampa is safer than 61% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 per resident a year.
Compare Courier City, Tampa with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Courier City, Tampa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Courier City, 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.
Courier City, Tampa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Courier City, Tampa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Courier City, Tampa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Courier City, Tampa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Courier City, Tampa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Courier City, 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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