Best PlacesNew Tampa, Tampa, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Tampa, 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.
New Tampa, Tampa ranks 691st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Tampa, 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.
New Tampa, Tampa's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Tampa, Tampa ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where New Tampa, Tampa ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Short commute33.4 minutes each way, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in New Tampa, Tampa
A household needs to earn about $147,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Tampa, Tampa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $139,720; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 New Tampa, Tampa's effective rate of 1.39%, 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 New Tampa, Tampa
New Tampa, Tampa runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for New Tampa, Tampa.
Who works in New Tampa, Tampa, and how
Work in New Tampa, 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 71%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in New Tampa, Tampa
The coast is about 27 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across New Tampa, Tampa, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in New Tampa, Tampa, month by month
New Tampa, Tampa sees roughly 96 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 | 86° | 73° | 62° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 87° | 76° | 68° |
Flying in and out of New Tampa, Tampa
Tampa International sits about 18 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 New Tampa, Tampa
Schools across New Tampa, Tampa average a B+, better than 81% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Benito Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Wharton High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Tampa, Tampa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Tampa, 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 New Tampa, Tampa against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in New Tampa, Tampa
Is New Tampa, Tampa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Tampa, Tampa ranks 691st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, what local pay buys, and state infrastructure, and lowest on transit and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Tampa, Tampa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $519,723. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $139,720 median income, cost of living beats 97% of neighborhoods.
Is New Tampa, Tampa safe?
Yes, New Tampa, Tampa is safer than 94% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $137 per resident a year.
Compare New Tampa, Tampa with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Tampa, Tampa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Tampa, 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.
New Tampa, Tampa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Tampa, Tampa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Tampa, Tampa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Tampa, Tampa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Tampa, Tampa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Tampa, 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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