Best PlacesFossil Park, St. Petersburg, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fossil 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.
Fossil Park, St. Petersburg ranks 3,323rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fossil 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.
Fossil Park, St. Petersburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fossil Park, St. Petersburg ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 158 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Fossil Park, St. Petersburg ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 29% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Fossil Park, St. Petersburg
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fossil Park, St. Petersburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,870, 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 Fossil Park, St. Petersburg's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fossil Park, St. Petersburg
Fossil Park, St. Petersburg'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 Fossil Park, St. Petersburg.
Who works in Fossil Park, St. Petersburg, and how
Work in Fossil Park, St. Petersburg centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Fossil Park, St. Petersburg
The coast is about 7 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Fossil Park, St. Petersburg, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fossil Park, St. Petersburg, month by month
Fossil Park, St. Petersburg sees roughly 158 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 Fossil Park, St. Petersburg
The nearest airport, St Pete-Clearwater International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 12 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fossil Park, St. Petersburg
Schools across Fossil Park, St. Petersburg average a B−, better than 64% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Shore Acres Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Lynch Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Meadowlawn Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Northeast High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fossil Park, St. Petersburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fossil 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 Fossil Park, St. Petersburg against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Fossil Park, St. Petersburg
Is Fossil Park, St. Petersburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fossil Park, St. Petersburg ranks 3,323rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and the weather, 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 Fossil Park, St. Petersburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $319,555. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $62,870 median income, cost of living beats 37% of neighborhoods.
Is Fossil Park, St. Petersburg safe?
Yes, Fossil Park, St. Petersburg is safer than 78% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $200 per resident a year.
Compare Fossil Park, St. Petersburg with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fossil Park, St. Petersburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fossil 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.
Fossil Park, St. Petersburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fossil Park, St. Petersburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fossil Park, St. Petersburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fossil Park, St. Petersburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fossil Park, St. Petersburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fossil 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.
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