CITY PROFILE
Tampa, FL
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Tampa is a major metro on the pricier side of our dataset, so budget accordingly if you're considering the move. Expect a hot, wet climate with abundant sunshine—the trade-off is frequent afternoon thunderstorms alongside plenty of bright days. It's a sizable urban area, so you'll have typical metro amenities and sprawl to navigate.
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 |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 5.12 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #18 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy83
- Affordable to rent58
- Climate comfort94
- Plenty of sunshine75
- Big-city amenities96
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.
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