Best PlacesTampa Palms, Tampa, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tampa Palms, 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.
Tampa Palms, Tampa ranks 1,552nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tampa Palms, 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.
Tampa Palms, Tampa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tampa Palms, Tampa ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Tampa Palms, Tampa ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Short commute29.5 minutes each way, better than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Tampa Palms, Tampa
A household needs to earn about $137,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tampa Palms, Tampa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $100,877, 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 Tampa Palms, Tampa's effective rate of 1.10%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tampa Palms, Tampa
Tampa Palms, Tampa runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tampa Palms, Tampa.
Who works in Tampa Palms, Tampa, and how
Work in Tampa Palms, Tampa centers on health care & social and professional & technical. 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 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Tampa Palms, Tampa
Tampa Palms, Tampa has more parkland per resident than 89% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 20 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Tampa Palms, Tampa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Tampa Palms, Tampa, month by month
Tampa Palms, Tampa sees roughly 132 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 Tampa Palms, Tampa
Tampa International sits about 12 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 Tampa Palms, Tampa
Schools across Tampa Palms, Tampa average a B, better than 75% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Chiles Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Tampa Palms Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Benito Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Liberty Middle SchoolA− · 52% proficient
- Jennings Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Wharton High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Freedom High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Armwood High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tampa Palms, Tampa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tampa Palms, 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 Tampa Palms, Tampa against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Tampa Palms, Tampa
Is Tampa Palms, Tampa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tampa Palms, Tampa ranks 1,552nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on cell coverage 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 Tampa Palms, Tampa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $502,969. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $100,877 median income, cost of living beats 86% of neighborhoods.
Is Tampa Palms, Tampa safe?
Yes, Tampa Palms, Tampa is safer than 86% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $180 per resident a year.
Compare Tampa Palms, Tampa with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tampa Palms, Tampa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tampa Palms, 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.
Tampa Palms, Tampa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tampa Palms, Tampa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tampa Palms, Tampa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tampa Palms, Tampa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tampa Palms, Tampa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tampa Palms, 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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