Best PlacesOld Seminol Heights, Tampa, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Old Seminol Heights, Tampa, 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.
Old Seminol Heights, Tampa ranks 2,991st 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 Old Seminol Heights, 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.
Old Seminol Heights, Tampa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Old Seminol Heights, Tampa ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Old Seminol Heights, Tampa ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Old Seminol Heights, Tampa
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Old Seminol Heights, Tampa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $82,800, 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 Old Seminol Heights, Tampa's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 Old Seminol Heights, Tampa
Old Seminol Heights, Tampa runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Old Seminol Heights, Tampa.
Who works in Old Seminol Heights, Tampa, and how
Work in Old Seminol Heights, Tampa centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Old Seminol Heights, Tampa
Old Seminol Heights, Tampa has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 8 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Old Seminol Heights, Tampa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Old Seminol Heights, Tampa, month by month
Old Seminol Heights, Tampa sees roughly 131 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 Old Seminol Heights, 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 Old Seminol Heights, Tampa
Schools across Old Seminol Heights, Tampa average a C+, better than 58% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Seminole Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Cleveland Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Memorial Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
- Adams Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Mclane Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Hillsborough High SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Middleton High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Chamberlain High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Old Seminol Heights, Tampa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Old Seminol Heights, 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 Old Seminol Heights, Tampa against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Old Seminol Heights, Tampa
Is Old Seminol Heights, Tampa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Old Seminol Heights, Tampa ranks 2,991st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on an overheated housing market 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 Old Seminol Heights, Tampa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $366,322. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $82,800 median income, cost of living beats 64% of neighborhoods.
Is Old Seminol Heights, Tampa safe?
Old Seminol Heights, Tampa is safer than 28% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $397 per resident a year.
Compare Old Seminol Heights, Tampa with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Old Seminol Heights, Tampa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Old Seminol Heights, 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.
Old Seminol Heights, Tampa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Old Seminol Heights, Tampa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Old Seminol Heights, Tampa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Old Seminol Heights, Tampa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Old Seminol Heights, Tampa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Old Seminol Heights, 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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