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27.94° N · 82.81° W · GEOID 1205075

Belleair

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Belleair is home to 4,428 people. Median household income is $117,083 a year and median rent is $2,281 a month, 23.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $633,300, about 5.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,281
67% above the median place
Median household income
$117,083
46% above the median place
Median home value
$633,300
98% above the median place
Unemployment
5.5%
12% above 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

  • The median resident is 59.3 years old, older than in 97% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • 91% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 91% of places its size.
  • Median rent is $2,281 a month, higher than in 90% of places its size.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 120 hours a year commuting, less than in 86% of places its size.
  • 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 87% of places its size.
01

Moving to Belleair

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
7.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.3% 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
$91,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,281 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,914 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $633,300.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 21.3% work from home; 1.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Miramar Beach, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
7.3%
28% above the median place
Income of households moving in8
$95,596
35% above the median place
Moved from another state1
3.3%
66% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBelleairAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.3%28% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.3%66% 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

Homeownership is 91.1%, 37% above the median place.

Belleair23.4%
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
$91,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
23.4%
15% above the median place
Home price to income
5.4x
42% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
23%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$93,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Belleair, $2,281 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, 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
St. Pete Beach, FL19.0% vs 23.4%$3,300Compare
Beach Haven West, NJ17.1% vs 23.4%$400Compare
Bayville, NY17.1% vs 23.4%$23,900Compare

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Homeownership1
91.1%
37% above the median place
Median home value1
$633,300
98% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,914
56% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureBelleairAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,28167% above
Rent to income123.4%15% above
Property tax rate10.9%2% below
Home price to income15.4x42% 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$5,63873% above
Median home value1$633,30098% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-2.0%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure62.3%21% above
Homeownership191.1%37% above
Renters paying 30%+146.5%8% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,91456% above
Vacant homes113.1%85% above
Median year built119740% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $83,488, 108% above the median place.

Income per person1
$83,488
108% above the median place
Poverty rate1
5.8%
47% below the median place
Works from home1
21.3%
71% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$117,083 +46%
Mean commute20 min −19%
Unemployment5.5% +12%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBelleairAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$117,08346% above
Income per person1$83,488108% above
Unemployment15.5%12% above
Average annual pay6County figure$70,8547% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.9%32% above
Jobs6County figure441,425193% above
Poverty rate15.8%47% below
Mean commute120 min19% below
Works from home121.3%71% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.3%48% above
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 99.1%, 7% above the median place.

High school or higher1
99.1%
7% above the median place
Median age1
59.3
52% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
58.2%
82% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.2 −13%
Homes with broadband95.5% +3%
Born abroad13.5% +53%
All 9 people measures
MeasureBelleairAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,4286646th largest
Population change since 202078.1%above (median 1.1%)
Median age159.352% above
Bachelor's or higher158.2%82% above
High school or higher199.1%7% above
Household size12.213% below
Born abroad113.5%53% above
No health insurance1County figure10.4%63% above
Homes with broadband195.5%3% above
05

Life in Belleair

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

  • Old Belleair Town Hall listed 1994

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents83.6 8.2×
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails3 km +50%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi12.7 60.5×

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
MeasureBelleairAmong 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 10k1083.6above (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails103.050% above
Transit stops per sq mi1012.7above (median 0.2)
National Register listings11192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 0, below the median place (median 192).

Violent crime per 100k
0
below the median place (median 192)
Property crime per 100k
341
72% 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
MeasureBelleairAmong 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 in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 23% 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$2,281/mo (2024)$2,940/mo$2,410 to $3,580/mo+4.3%
Median household income$117,083 (2024)$148,000$125,000 to $175,000+4.0%
Median home value$633,300 (2024)$917,000$665,000 to $1,263,000+6.4%
Population4,631 (2025)4,8604,660 to 5,060+1.0%

The median home would be worth 6.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.4 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

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

PlaceRentIncome
Miramar Beach, FL$2,250$103,250Compare
East Harwich, MA$2,329$111,508Compare
Yarmouth Port, MA$1,917$110,304Compare
Hull, MA$2,081$115,485Compare
Hull, MAYarmouth Port, MAEast Harwich, MAMiramar Beach, FLBelleair, FLBelleairMiramar BeachHullBelleairMiramar BeachHull

Common questions

Is Belleair a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median resident is 59.3 years old, older than in 97% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. 91% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 91% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 45 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Belleair expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.4% 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 $633,300.

What salary do you need to live in Belleair?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $91,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Belleair safe?

There were 0 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Belleair?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Miramar Beach, FL, East Harwich, MA, Yarmouth Port, MA and Hull, MA.

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

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

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