CITY PROFILE
Tampa, FL
“Cheap housing means sitting in traffic with strangers who also discovered Florida.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $361K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $2,018/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 22.5°C · warmest 27.8°C · coolest 15.2°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1440 mm · NASA POWER |
| Metro size rank (US) | #18 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy91
- Affordable to rent72
- Climate comfort94
- Big-city amenities62
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.