Best PlacesFairoaks, Tampa, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fairoaks, Tampa, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fairoaks, Tampa ranks 2,159th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fairoaks, 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.
Fairoaks, Tampa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fairoaks, Tampa ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Fairoaks, Tampa ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Fairoaks, Tampa
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fairoaks, Tampa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $76,085, 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 Fairoaks, Tampa's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fairoaks, Tampa
Fairoaks, Tampa's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Fairoaks, Tampa.
Who works in Fairoaks, Tampa, and how
Work in Fairoaks, Tampa centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fairoaks, Tampa
Fairoaks, Tampa has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 2 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Fairoaks, Tampa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fairoaks, Tampa, month by month
Fairoaks, Tampa sees roughly 111 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 50. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 60° | 50° |
| April | 85° | 74° | 63° |
| July | 92° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 87° | 77° | 68° |
Flying in and out of Fairoaks, Tampa
Tampa International sits about 5 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 Fairoaks, Tampa
Schools across Fairoaks, Tampa average a B+, better than 83% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Anderson Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Coleman Middle SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Madison Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Plant High SchoolA · 74% proficient
- Robinson High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fairoaks, Tampa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fairoaks, 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 Fairoaks, Tampa against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Fairoaks, Tampa
Is Fairoaks, Tampa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fairoaks, Tampa ranks 2,159th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, state infrastructure, and low taxes, 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 Fairoaks, Tampa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $423,945. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $76,085 median income, cost of living beats 62% of neighborhoods.
Is Fairoaks, Tampa safe?
Yes, Fairoaks, Tampa is safer than 77% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $204 per resident a year.
Compare Fairoaks, Tampa with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fairoaks, Tampa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fairoaks, 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.
Fairoaks, Tampa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fairoaks, Tampa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fairoaks, Tampa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fairoaks, Tampa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fairoaks, Tampa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fairoaks, 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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