Best PlacesPinellas Point, St. Petersburg, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pinellas Point, 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.
Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg ranks 2,942nd 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 Pinellas Point, 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.
Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $82,625, 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 Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg
Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg runs older than the country, 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 Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg.
Who works in Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg, and how
Work in Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg
Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg has more parkland per resident than 85% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 0 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg, month by month
Pinellas Point, 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 Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg
The nearest airport, St Pete-Clearwater International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 20 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg
Schools across Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg average a C+, better than 56% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Bay Point Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Maximo Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bay Point Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakewood High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pinellas Point, 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 Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg
Is Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg ranks 2,942nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and quiet, and lowest on summer heat and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $408,831. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $82,625 median income, cost of living beats 63% of neighborhoods.
Is Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg safe?
Yes, Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg is safer than 66% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $238 per resident a year.
Compare Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pinellas Point, 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.
Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pinellas Point, 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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