Best PlacesWestchase, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Westchase, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Westchase ranks 217th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Westchase
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.
Westchase's strengths and weaknesses
Where Westchase ranks high
- QuietBetter than 98% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of cities
Where Westchase ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 36% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 37% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Westchase
A household needs to earn about $143,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Westchase home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $133,632; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Westchase's effective rate of 0.94%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Westchase
Westchase's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Westchase.
Who works in Westchase, and how
Work in Westchase centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Westchase
Westchase has more parkland per resident than 93% of cities. The coast is about 13 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Westchase and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Westchase, month by month
Westchase 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 Westchase
Tampa International sits about 7 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 Westchase
Schools across Westchase average an A−, better than 81% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Westchase Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Deer Park Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Farnell Middle SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- Davidsen Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Sergeant Paul R Smith Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Sickles High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Alonso High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Westchase school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Westchase 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 Westchase against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Westchase suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 31% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 77% of cities, health care access beats 62%, and it is quieter than 98%.
Common questions about living in Westchase
Is Westchase a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Westchase ranks 217th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on quiet, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on car insurance costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Westchase expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $535,783. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $133,632 median income, cost of living beats 94% of cities.
Is Westchase safe?
Yes, Westchase is safer than 76% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $155 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Westchase?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 73 with lows near 52. That works out to about 133 pleasant days a year, more than 77% of cities.
Is Westchase good for families?
Schools beat 81% of cities, crime safety beats 76%, and childcare runs $973 a month.
Compare Westchase with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Westchase. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Westchase 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.
Westchase detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Westchase: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Westchase: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Westchase: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Westchase: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Westchase 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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