Best PlacesPalma Ceia, Tampa, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Palma Ceia, 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.
Palma Ceia, Tampa ranks 57th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Palma Ceia, 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.
Palma Ceia, Tampa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Palma Ceia, Tampa ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Household income$185,934 median, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 96% of neighborhoods
Where Palma Ceia, Tampa ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Palma Ceia, Tampa
A household needs to earn about $236,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Palma Ceia, Tampa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $185,934, 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 Palma Ceia, Tampa's effective rate of 0.87%, 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 Palma Ceia, Tampa
Palma Ceia, Tampa runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Palma Ceia, Tampa.
Who works in Palma Ceia, Tampa, and how
Work in Palma Ceia, Tampa centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Palma Ceia, Tampa
Palma Ceia, Tampa has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 1 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Palma Ceia, Tampa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Palma Ceia, Tampa, month by month
Palma Ceia, Tampa sees roughly 126 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 55. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 62° | 55° |
| April | 85° | 75° | 67° |
| July | 92° | 84° | 78° |
| October | 87° | 78° | 71° |
Flying in and out of Palma Ceia, Tampa
Tampa International sits about 4 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 Palma Ceia, Tampa
Schools across Palma Ceia, Tampa average an A, better than 96% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Coleman Middle SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Wilson Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
Top high schools
- Plant High SchoolA · 74% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Palma Ceia, Tampa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Palma Ceia, 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 Palma Ceia, Tampa against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Palma Ceia, Tampa
Is Palma Ceia, Tampa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Palma Ceia, Tampa ranks 57th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on an educated workforce, high incomes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on disaster risk 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 Palma Ceia, Tampa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $895,467. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $185,934 median income, cost of living beats 98% of neighborhoods.
Is Palma Ceia, Tampa safe?
Yes, Palma Ceia, Tampa is safer than 82% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $186 per resident a year.
Compare Palma Ceia, Tampa with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Palma Ceia, Tampa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Palma Ceia, 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.
Palma Ceia, Tampa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Palma Ceia, Tampa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Palma Ceia, Tampa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Palma Ceia, Tampa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Palma Ceia, Tampa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Palma Ceia, 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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