Best PlacesTemple Park, Tampa, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Temple Park, 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.
Temple Park, Tampa ranks 4,074th 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 Temple Park, 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.
Temple Park, Tampa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Temple Park, Tampa ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Temple Park, Tampa ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Temple Park, Tampa
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Temple Park, Tampa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $58,190, 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 Temple Park, Tampa's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Temple Park, Tampa
Temple Park, Tampa runs younger 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 Temple Park, Tampa.
Who works in Temple Park, Tampa, and how
Work in Temple Park, Tampa centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in Temple Park, Tampa
Temple Park, Tampa has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 86% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 16 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Temple Park, Tampa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Temple Park, Tampa, month by month
Temple Park, Tampa sees roughly 133 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 Temple Park, Tampa
Tampa International sits about 9 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 Temple Park, Tampa
Schools across Temple Park, Tampa average a B−, better than 67% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Pizzo K-8 SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Dr Carter G Woodson K-8 SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Benito Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Village Of Excellence Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Greco Middle Magnet SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Wharton High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- King High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Temple Park, Tampa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Temple Park, 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 Temple Park, Tampa against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Temple Park, Tampa
Is Temple Park, Tampa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Temple Park, Tampa ranks 4,074th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and biking, 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 Temple Park, Tampa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $274,542. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $58,190 median income, cost of living beats 27% of neighborhoods.
Is Temple Park, Tampa safe?
Temple Park, Tampa is safer than 49% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $316 per resident a year.
Compare Temple Park, Tampa with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Temple Park, Tampa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Temple Park, 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.
Temple Park, Tampa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Temple Park, Tampa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Temple Park, Tampa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Temple Park, Tampa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Temple Park, Tampa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Temple Park, 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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