Living in Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay is one of Florida's largest and most economically diverse metros, spanning three counties (Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco) around the bay itself, plus the quieter Nature Coast (Citrus and Hernando counties) folded in as its northern, more rural edge. Tampa proper carries a real corporate/finance/healthcare economic base beyond tourism, St. Petersburg has built a genuine arts-and-culture identity (the Dali Museum, a walkable downtown), and Pinellas County's beach towns (Clearwater, Dunedin, Palm Harbor) give the region Gulf-coast beach access that Hillsborough's inland suburbs (Brandon, Riverview, Wesley Chapel) don't have. Nature Coast communities like Crystal River (built around manatee ecotourism) and Brooksville trade that urban density for small-town, lower-cost inland/spring-fed living within commuting range of the bay.

Explore Tampa Bay in depth

• Cost of Living & Housing in Tampa Bay
• Best Places to Live in Tampa Bay
• Moving to Tampa Bay
• Climate & Lifestyle in Tampa Bay

Places we've researched in Tampa Bay

• Tampa -- Hillsborough County
• St. Petersburg -- Pinellas County
• Clearwater -- Pinellas County
• Riverview -- Hillsborough County
• Brandon -- Hillsborough County
• Valrico -- Hillsborough County
• Carrollwood -- Hillsborough County
• Westchase -- Hillsborough County
• Lutz -- Hillsborough County
• Wesley Chapel -- Pasco County
• Temple Terrace -- Hillsborough County
• Plant City -- Hillsborough County
• Apollo Beach -- Hillsborough County
• Land O' Lakes -- Pasco County
• New Port Richey -- Pasco County
• Dunedin -- Pinellas County
• Palm Harbor -- Pinellas County
• Largo -- Pinellas County
• Zephyrhills -- Pasco County
• Crystal River -- Citrus County
• Brooksville -- Hernando County