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27.92° N · 82.82° W · GEOID 1205125

Belleair Bluffs

Pinellas County, Florida · part of the Tampa, FL metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Belleair Bluffs is home to 2,070 people. Median household income is $58,953 a year and median rent is $1,388 a month, 28.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $415,900, about 7.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,388
2% above the median place
Median household income
$58,953
27% below the median place
Median home value
$415,900
30% above the median place
Unemployment
4.4%
9% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Belleair Bluffs

  • Households average 1.83 people, smaller than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median resident is 59.6 years old, older than in 97% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 7 years of the median household's income, more than in 94% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 28.3% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 92% of places its size.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $44,200 a year left, less than in 85% of places its size.
01

Moving to Belleair Bluffs

Pinellas County loses about 1.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in47,103
Moved out48,285
Net−1,182

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$96K
Leavers$75K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Pinellas County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
8.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 7.7% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Pinellas County report $95,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $74,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$55,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,388 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,292 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $415,900.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 20.6% work from home; 1.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Cape Canaveral, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
7.7%
288% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
8.6%
50% above the median place
Income of households moving in8
$95,596
35% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBelleair BluffsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year18.6%50% above
Moved from another state17.7%288% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-1.6167% below
Income of households moving in8County figure$95,59635% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$74,7966% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 20.6%, 191% above the median place.

Belleair Bluffs28.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$55,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
28.3%
39% above the median place
Home price to income
7.0x
86% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
28%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$44,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Belleair Bluffs, $1,388 a month, and local prices for everything else (95.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Belleair Bluffs, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Paradise, CA22.0% vs 28.3%$7,000Compare
Sequim, WA24.0% vs 28.3%n/aCompare
Ormond-by-the-Sea, FL21.7% vs 28.3%$19,300Compare

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Vacant homes1
20.6%
191% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,292
22% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.7%
20% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureBelleair BluffsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3882% above
Rent to income128.3%39% above
Property tax rate10.7%20% below
Home price to income17.0x86% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.90% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,91719% above
HUD area median income4County figure$104,7002% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,0556% below
Median home value1$415,90030% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-2.0%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure62.3%21% above
Homeownership163.0%5% below
Renters paying 30%+150.9%1% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,29222% above
Vacant homes120.6%191% above
Median year built119720% below
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 20.6%, 65% above the median place.

Works from home1
20.6%
65% above the median place
Median household income1
$58,953
27% below the median place
Income per person1
$50,468
26% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBelleair BluffsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$58,95327% below
Income per person1$50,46826% above
Unemployment1County figure4.4%9% below
Average annual pay6County figure$70,8547% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.9%32% above
Jobs6County figure441,425193% above
Poverty rate19.5%12% below
Mean commute122 min11% below
Works from home120.6%65% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.3%48% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 1.8, 27% below the median place.

Household size1
1.8
27% below the median place
Median age1
59.6
53% above the median place
Population change since 20207
-3.3%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance11.1% +73%
Homes with broadband90.4% −2%
Born abroad12.1% +37%
High school or higher93.7% +1%
Bachelor's or higher35.8% +12%
All 9 people measures
MeasureBelleair BluffsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,0706646th largest
Population change since 20207-3.3%below (median 1.1%)
Median age159.653% above
Bachelor's or higher135.8%12% above
High school or higher193.7%1% above
Household size11.827% below
Born abroad112.1%37% above
No health insurance111.1%73% above
Homes with broadband190.4%2% below
05

Life in Belleair Bluffs

78 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k9.7 4.6×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.7 −13%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi21.7 103.5×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.3 +17%
Shops39.2 +29%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.5 +59%
Doctors' offices and clinics33.4 +65%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
33.4
65% above the median place
Public school students13
87,876
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools13
153
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBelleair BluffsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure153above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure87,876above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure16.15% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure24.317% above
Shops per 10k9County figure39.229% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure6.559% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure33.465% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k109.7356% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k109.713% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi1021.7above (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure78above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 88, 54% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
88
54% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
615
49% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

January average low14
52°F
105% above the median place
Average temperature14
73°F
34% above the median place
Hurricane risk15
98.9
40% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBelleair BluffsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure90°F4% above
January average low14County figure52°F105% above
Average temperature14County figure73°F34% above
Annual precipitation14County figure52.6 in20% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure98.26% above
Hurricane risk15County figure98.940% above
Tornado risk15County figure99.022% above
Wildfire risk15County figure81.133% above
Heat wave risk15County figure95.56% above
Median air quality index16County figure442% above
Good air days16County figure69.6%2% above
08

Belleair Bluffs in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 29% of the median income in 2030, up from 28% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,388/mo (2024)$1,790/mo$1,470 to $2,180/mo+4.3%
Median household income$58,953 (2024)$74,500$63,000 to $88,000+4.0%
Median home value$415,900 (2024)$619,000$449,000 to $853,000+6.9%
Population2,242 (2025)2,2202,130 to 2,320−0.2%

The median home would be worth 8.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 7.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Belleair Bluffs

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Cape Canaveral, FL$1,318$67,276Compare
Paradise, CA$1,241$67,687Compare
Gulfport, FL$1,555$71,203Compare
Ventnor City, NJ$1,417$68,671Compare
Ventnor City, NJGulfport, FLParadise, CACape Canaveral, FLBelleair Bluffs, FLBelleair BluffsCape CanaveralParadiseGulfportVentnor CityBelleair BluffsCape CanaveralParadiseGulfportVentnor City

Common questions

Is Belleair Bluffs a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Households average 1.83 people, smaller than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. The median resident is 59.6 years old, older than in 97% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 4 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Belleair Bluffs expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 28.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $415,900.

What salary do you need to live in Belleair Bluffs?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $55,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Belleair Bluffs safe?

There were 88 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Belleair Bluffs?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Cape Canaveral, FL, Paradise, CA, Gulfport, FL and Ventnor City, NJ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Belleair Bluffs with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Belleair Bluffs itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/belleair-bluffs-florida

Citytistics. “Belleair Bluffs, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/belleair-bluffs-florida/

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