Best PlacesHistoric Uptown, St. Petersburg, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Historic Uptown, 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.
Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg ranks 2,791st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Historic Uptown, 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.
Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 159 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg
A household needs to earn about $155,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $78,031, 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 Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg
Historic Uptown, 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 Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg.
Who works in Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg, and how
Work in Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg
Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 2 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg, month by month
Historic Uptown, 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 Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg
The nearest airport, St Pete-Clearwater International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 15 miles away.
The best schools in and around Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg
Schools across Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg average a C+, better than 57% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- North Shore Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Woodlawn Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- John Hopkins Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- St. Petersburg High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Historic Uptown, 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 Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg
Is Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg ranks 2,791st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and biking, and lowest on an overheated housing market and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $588,960. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $78,031 median income, cost of living beats 42% of neighborhoods.
Is Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg safe?
Yes, Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg is safer than 56% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $276 per resident a year.
Compare Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Historic Uptown, 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.
Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Historic Uptown, 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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