Best PlacesZephyrhills, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Zephyrhills, 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.
Zephyrhills ranks 1,667th 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 Zephyrhills
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.
Zephyrhills' strengths and weaknesses
Where Zephyrhills ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of cities
- QuietBetter than 82% of cities
Where Zephyrhills ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 4% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Zephyrhills
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Zephyrhills home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,642, 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 Zephyrhills' effective rate of 0.77%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Zephyrhills
Zephyrhills runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Zephyrhills.
Who works in Zephyrhills, and how
Work in Zephyrhills centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Zephyrhills
Zephyrhills has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of cities and more parkland per resident than 77% of cities. The coast is about 34 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Zephyrhills and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Zephyrhills, month by month
Zephyrhills sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 47. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| April | 85° | 71° | 59° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 86° | 74° | 66° |
Flying in and out of Zephyrhills
Tampa International sits about 26 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 Zephyrhills
Schools across Zephyrhills average a B−, better than 45% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Veterans Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Pinecrest Academy Wesley ChapelA− · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cypress Creek Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Liberty Middle SchoolA− · 52% proficient
- Thomas E. Weightman Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Wesley Chapel High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Strawberry Crest High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Cypress Creek High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Zephyrhills school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Zephyrhills 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 Zephyrhills against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Zephyrhills suits
Families
Schools land around the 45th percentile and crime safety beats 93%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Zephyrhills
Is Zephyrhills a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Zephyrhills ranks 1,667th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and low crime, and lowest on summer heat and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Zephyrhills expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,228. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $69,642 median income, cost of living beats 34% of cities.
Is Zephyrhills safe?
Yes, Zephyrhills is safer than 93% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $126 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Zephyrhills?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 71 with lows near 47. That works out to about 101 pleasant days a year, more than 61% of cities.
Is Zephyrhills good for families?
Schools beat 45% of cities, crime safety beats 93%, and childcare runs $903 a month.
Compare Zephyrhills with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Zephyrhills. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Zephyrhills 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.
Zephyrhills detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Zephyrhills: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Zephyrhills: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Zephyrhills: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Zephyrhills: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Zephyrhills 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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