The 10 Worst Tampa Suburbs For 2023

The 10 Worst Tampa Suburbs To Live For 2023

We’ll get the ball rolling with New Port Richey, the absolute worst place to live around Tampa according to the data.

And in the world of worst rankings, New Port Richey beat the competition pretty handily thanks to scoring in the bottom 15% in three major categories. Income is the worst in the Tampa area, and to make matters worse, the city ranks 2nd worst when it comes to home values.

But hey, at least it’s cheap to live there. But there’s a reason for that… it’s New Port Richey.

You won’t feel bad about not having a great income for the area. There aren’t a bunch of places to spend your money anyway.

Welcome to Zephyrhills. Home to KMart, Big Lots, and a lot of gas stations.

This city is 26.1 miles to Tampa. Income levels here are the 2nd lowest in the metro area, where families bring in about $42,023 a year, which only goes so far even on a shoestring budget.

But on the bright side, there are a lot of fast food joints in the area.

Back up the highway we go for the third worst Tampa suburb you can live in. You might have expected to see Port Richey on here. While the cost of living is low, your entertainment and work options are limited. And that’s an understatement.

In terms of numbers, it’s in the worst 15% for insurance, and the adult high school dropout rate is poor compared to other Tampa suburbs.

But at least there are lovely parks to bring the kids during the day.

If you live in Pinellas Park, most likely you struggle to make ends meet every month. It ranks as the 8th lowest Tampa suburb for median household incomes.

Not only that, but this is the 8th worst unemployed suburb you can live in if you choose to live near Tampa. Remember, we looked at 23 cities for this study.

Pinellas Park is about 15.9 miles to downtown.

Clearwater has the distinction of being a Tampa suburb. Which means that’s about all it has going for it.

All snarkiness aside, Clearwater has the 9th lowest home values in the metro Tampa area, where the median price is $241,200. The median income is $104,969.

Clearwater has an unemployment rate of 5.74% which ranks 6th worst.

Mulberry has 3,920 residents that probably know it’s a pretty crummy place to live when you look at the data. (Or, if you’ve ever been there, you don’t need to look at the data.)

Incomes are towards the bottom, and the poverty rate sits at 13.06122448979592%.

Ah, Largo. You rank as the 7th worst place to live around Tampa.

It’s the place with the 9th most out of work residents in the Tampa metro area (5.28%).

Tarpon Springs is a city about 22.0 miles from Tampa, but Tampa probably wishes it was further away. It ranks as the 8th worst burb for 2018.

You’d be hard-pressed to find a worse place to live. Tarpon Springs has the 13th most uninsured people, 12th worst incomes, and has the 2nd highest unemployment rate (6.28%) in the entire Tampa metro area.

Homes only cost $244,600 for a reason. That’s cheap for Tampa standards.

If you absolutely have to live near Tampa, then South Pasadena might be a place for you to consider as it’s only the 9th worst Tampa suburb.

About 5.78% of residents are out of work.

Rounding out the ten worst Tampa suburbs to call home is Temple Terrace.

Located 8.1 miles outside the city, Temple Terraces is a real pit when you look at the data. Its residents have the 2highest unemployment rate (2.68%), and poverty is far above the area average.