Best PlacesDavis Island, Tampa, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Davis Island, 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.
Davis Island, Tampa ranks 233rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Davis Island, 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.
Davis Island, Tampa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Davis Island, Tampa ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Household income$175,340 median, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Davis Island, Tampa ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Davis Island, Tampa
A household needs to earn about $343,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Davis Island, Tampa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $175,340, 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 Davis Island, Tampa's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 Davis Island, Tampa
Davis Island, Tampa runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Davis Island, Tampa.
Who works in Davis Island, Tampa, and how
Work in Davis Island, Tampa centers on health care & social and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, 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 Davis Island, Tampa
Davis Island, Tampa has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 1 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Davis Island, Tampa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Davis Island, Tampa, month by month
Davis Island, Tampa sees roughly 118 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 Davis Island, 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 Davis Island, Tampa
Schools across Davis Island, Tampa average an A, better than 95% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- 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 Davis Island, Tampa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Davis Island, 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 Davis Island, Tampa against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Davis Island, Tampa
Is Davis Island, Tampa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Davis Island, Tampa ranks 233rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Davis Island, Tampa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,375,436. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $175,340 median income, cost of living beats 97% of neighborhoods.
Is Davis Island, Tampa safe?
Yes, Davis Island, Tampa is safer than 76% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $205 per resident a year.
Compare Davis Island, Tampa with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Davis Island, Tampa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Davis Island, 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.
Davis Island, Tampa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Davis Island, Tampa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Davis Island, Tampa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Davis Island, Tampa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Davis Island, Tampa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Davis Island, 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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