Best PlacesWellswood, Tampa, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wellswood, 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.
Wellswood, Tampa ranks 4,089th 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 Wellswood, 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.
Wellswood, Tampa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wellswood, Tampa ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Wellswood, Tampa ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Wellswood, Tampa
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wellswood, Tampa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $55,981, 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 Wellswood, Tampa's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 Wellswood, Tampa
Wellswood, Tampa runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wellswood, Tampa.
Who works in Wellswood, Tampa, and how
Work in Wellswood, Tampa centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Wellswood, Tampa
Wellswood, Tampa has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 8 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Wellswood, Tampa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Wellswood, Tampa, month by month
Wellswood, Tampa sees roughly 133 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 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° | 62° | 52° |
| April | 85° | 75° | 66° |
| July | 93° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 88° | 78° | 70° |
Flying in and out of Wellswood, Tampa
Tampa International sits about 3 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 Wellswood, Tampa
Schools across Wellswood, Tampa average a B−, better than 68% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Trinity School For ChildrenA− · 61% proficient
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Mendenhall Elementary SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stewart Middle Magnet SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Madison Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Memorial Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Hillsborough High SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Jefferson High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wellswood, Tampa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wellswood, 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 Wellswood, Tampa against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Wellswood, Tampa
Is Wellswood, Tampa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wellswood, Tampa ranks 4,089th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, 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 Wellswood, Tampa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $359,121. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $55,981 median income, cost of living beats 24% of neighborhoods.
Is Wellswood, Tampa safe?
Wellswood, Tampa is safer than 36% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $353 per resident a year.
Compare Wellswood, Tampa with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wellswood, Tampa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wellswood, 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.
Wellswood, Tampa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wellswood, Tampa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wellswood, Tampa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wellswood, Tampa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wellswood, Tampa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wellswood, 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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