Temple Terrace is a city in northeastern Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, adjacent to Tampa. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 26,690. It is the third and smallest incorporated municipality in Hillsborough County, after Tampa and Plant City. Incorporated in 1925, the community is known for its rolling landscape, bucolic Hillsborough River views, and sand live oak trees; it is a Tree City USA. Originally planned in the 1920s as a Mediterranean-Revival golf course community, it is one of the first such communities in the United States. It is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, more commonly known as the Tampa Bay area. Templ…

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How Temple Terrace ranks

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Town numbers

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Area code813

Living in Temple Terrace

Housing in Temple Terrace

$326K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Temple Terrace home is worth about $326,000, about the same as a year ago, 13% below the Florida typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market27

Sale-to-list99.4%

Sold in May26

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Safety in Temple Terrace

Safety Grade C

Temple Terrace reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 70% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Temple Terrace 3.1

Florida 2.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Temple Terrace 13.9

Florida 10.8

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Temple Terrace

Health Grade B

Healthier than 62% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 79% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Florida

5better than FL·2worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.

Conditions 4▲ 8 close Habits all close Care 1▲ 2▼ 4 close Mind all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

7.3%Fewer adults who have had cancerFL 9.1% · better 6.2%Fewer adults with heart diseaseFL 7.5% · better 74.5%Fewer adults treating high blood pressureFL 78.4% · worse

Care nearby

Tampa VA Medical CenterTampa · 3.4 mi · ER

Tfhc#31 - SlighTampa · 2.3 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Temple Terrace

High

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌀 Hurricanes🌪️ Tornadoes

38Does Temple Terrace flood?paid flood claims since 1979 12Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Temple Terrace MapTemple Terrace vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Schools in Temple Terrace

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School Grade C+

The public schools Temple Terrace’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictHILLSBOROUGHSchools11

Temple Terrace Elementary School DElementary · Grades PK–5 · 639 students Woodmont Charter School DElementary · Grades K–8 · 632 students Lewis Elementary School C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 546 students Riverhills Elementary Magnet School B+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 497 students Corpus Christi Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 214 students Montessori Preparatory SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 164 students

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.