Best PlacesValrico, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Valrico, 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.
Valrico ranks 715th of 2,098 U.S. cities 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 Valrico
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.
Valrico's strengths and weaknesses
Where Valrico ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of cities
- QuietBetter than 88% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of cities
Where Valrico ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of cities
- Short commute31.6 minutes each way, better than only 16% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 20% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Valrico
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Valrico home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,378, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Valrico's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Valrico
Valrico runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Valrico.
Who works in Valrico, and how
Work in Valrico centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Valrico
The coast is about 20 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Valrico, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Valrico, month by month
Valrico sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 73, with lows near 52. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 60° | 52° |
| April | 86° | 75° | 64° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 87° | 77° | 69° |
Flying in and out of Valrico
Tampa International sits about 18 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 Valrico
Schools across Valrico average a B+, better than 71% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Lithia Springs Elementary SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Valrico Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Buckhorn Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Randall Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Barrington Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Burns Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Newsome High SchoolA · 74% proficient
- Bloomingdale High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Durant High SchoolB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Valrico school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Valrico 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 Valrico against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Valrico suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 24% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 71% of cities, health care access beats 59%, and it is quieter than 88%.
Common questions about living in Valrico
Is Valrico a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Valrico ranks 715th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and fast internet, and lowest on summer heat 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 Valrico expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $382,060. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $108,378 median income, cost of living beats 80% of cities.
Is Valrico safe?
Yes, Valrico is safer than 79% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $149 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Valrico?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 73 with lows near 52. That works out to about 124 pleasant days a year, more than 71% of cities.
Is Valrico good for families?
Schools beat 71% of cities, crime safety beats 79%, and childcare runs $973 a month.
Compare Valrico with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Valrico. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Valrico 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.
Valrico detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Valrico: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Valrico: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Valrico: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Valrico: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Valrico 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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