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About Tampa
City in the United StatesTampa ( TAM-pə) is a major city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Hillsborough County. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. It is the third-most-populous city in Florida (after Jacksonville and Miami), 13th-most-populous in the Southeast, and 49th-most-populous city in the country, with a population of 403,364 at the 2020 census. The Tampa Bay metropolitan area, at over 3.42 million residents, is the second-largest metropolitan area in Florida and 17th-largest in the United States. The Greater Tampa Bay area has over 4 million residents and generally includes the Tampa and Sarasota metro areas. Tampa's …
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How Tampa ranks
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Housing in Tampa
The typical Tampa home is worth about $378,000, about the same as a year ago, close to the Florida typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Tampa
Safety Grade C
Tampa reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 71% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 66%.
Work & commute in Tampa
Full picture →42% of Tampa’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are East Lake-Orient Park (5%), St. Petersburg (4%) and Town 'n' Country (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
Health in Tampa
Health Grade B
Healthier than 59% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Florida
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Tampa
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Tampa
Full climate →Tampa has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 51°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Tampa
All Tampa schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Tampa’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within FL. Ratings are from neighbors.
Tampa is a college town
Colleges →of Tampa’s residents are enrolled in college. University of South Florida has about 40,892 students on campus, and 5 more colleges are in town.
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