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28.26° N · 82.69° W · GEOID 1248525

New Port Richey East

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

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

FloridaNew Port Richey East, FLNew Port Richey EastNew Port Richey East

The short answer

New Port Richey East is home to 11,939 people. Median household income is $46,641 a year and median rent is $1,156 a month, 29.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $220,700, about 4.7x annual median household income.

The story in New Port Richey East is how fast things are changing. Home values rose 16.6% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose 3.3%, a wider gap than in 99% of places its size. Also notable: After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $34,200 a year, less than in 96% of places its size.

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Weak

New Port Richey East scores better than 0% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 472nd of 474 in Florida.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%17
Economy 20%6
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%4
Education 10%6
Commute 10%51
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,156
15% below the median place
Median household income
$46,641
42% below the median place
Median home value
$220,700
31% below the median place
Unemployment
9.5%
94% 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 New Port Richey East

  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs only about $119 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 90% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
  • Life nearbyOpenStreetMap shows 1.7 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to New Port Richey East

Pasco County gains about 38.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in52,217
Moved out33,787
Net+18,430

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Hillsborough County, FL15,0866,980+8,106
Pinellas County, FL6,9763,407+3,569
Hernando County, FL2,2293,811−1,582
Polk County, FL889899−10
Orange County, FL639453+186
Citrus County, FL700
Miami-Dade County, FL670
Broward County, FL614

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$76K
Leavers$62K

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

Who moves here
5.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Pasco County report $76,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$46,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,156 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,275 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $220,700.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 10.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Jackson, CA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
5.2%
10% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.8%
7% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
38.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNew Port Richey EastAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year15.2%10% below
Moved from another state11.8%7% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure38.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$76,4868% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$62,18012% below
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 29.7% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 94% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

New Port Richey East29.7%
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
$46,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
29.7%
46% above the median place
Home price to income
4.7x
24% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
30%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$34,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in New Port Richey East, $1,156 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 New Port Richey East, but easier on the budget

Places that match New Port Richey East on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Jackson, CA9224.4% vs 29.7%n/aCompare
Lake Wales, FL9023.6% vs 29.7%$10,000Compare
Orange Park, FL9022.2% vs 29.7%$27,400Compare
Cocoa, FL9024.2% vs 29.7%$14,800Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
67.7%
34% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,278
61% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,275
32% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureNew Port Richey EastAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,15615% below
Rent to income129.7%46% above
Property tax rate10.6%36% below
Home price to income14.7x24% 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$1,27861% below
Median home value1$220,70031% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-2.6%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure69.1%34% above
Homeownership157.9%13% below
Renters paying 30%+167.7%34% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,27532% below
Vacant homes17.5%6% above
Median year built119840% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 9.5%, 94% above the median place.

Unemployment1
9.5%
94% above the median place
Median household income1
$46,641
42% below the median place
Income per person1
$27,722
31% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate15.4% +43%
Works from home10.9% −13%
Mean commute25 min −0%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNew Port Richey EastAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$46,64142% below
Income per person1$27,72231% below
Unemployment19.5%94% above
Average annual pay6County figure$58,22812% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs6County figure150,3340% below
Poverty rate115.4%43% above
Mean commute125 min0% below
Works from home110.9%13% below
Commutes by transit1County figure0.4%54% below
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 13.3%, 59% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
13.3%
59% below the median place
Median age1
48.9
25% above the median place
No health insurance1
14.3%
123% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.2 −14%
Homes with broadband85.9% −7%
High school or higher89.9% −3%
Born abroad8.7% −2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureNew Port Richey EastAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population111,9393604th largest
Median age148.925% above
Bachelor's or higher113.3%59% below
High school or higher189.9%3% below
Household size12.214% below
Born abroad18.7%2% below
No health insurance114.3%123% above
Homes with broadband185.9%7% below
05

Life in New Port Richey East

OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 474 Florida places we track.

11 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents1.7 −83%
Playgrounds per 10k10.1 +7%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k3.4 −70%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • De Soto National Memorial 51 miles
  • Canaveral National Seashore 122 miles
  • Fort Matanzas National Monument 134 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.4 −31%
Shops26.4 −13%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.3 −20%
Doctors' offices and clinics21.2 +5%
Child care centers1.7 −26%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
51.0
66% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
14.4
31% below the median place
Public school students12
86,611
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureNew Port Richey EastAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure107above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure86,611above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure17.614% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure14.431% below
Shops per 10k8County figure26.413% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.320% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.25% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.726% below
Parks per 10k91.783% below
Playgrounds per 10k910.17% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k93.470% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1051.066% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure1115% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 48°F, 91% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached New Port Richey East. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low13
48°F
91% above the median place
Average temperature13
72°F
31% above the median place
Good air days15
92.6%
35% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureNew Port Richey EastAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure91°F4% above
January average low13County figure48°F91% above
Average temperature13County figure72°F31% above
Annual precipitation13County figure52.8 in21% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure96.04% above
Hurricane risk14County figure98.139% above
Tornado risk14County figure98.421% above
Wildfire risk14County figure95.456% above
Heat wave risk14County figure90.10% above
Median air quality index15County figure3714% below
Good air days15County figure92.6%35% above
08

New Port Richey East in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 30% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 30% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, New Port Richey East does better than 14% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 98%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,156/mo (2024)$1,470/mo$1,200 to $1,790/mo+4.1%
Median household income$46,641 (2024)$59,000$49,500 to $69,500+3.9%
Median home value$220,700 (2024)$342,000$248,000 to $471,000+7.6%

The median home would be worth 5.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.7 now.

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

09

Places like New Port Richey East

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

PlaceRentIncome
Luling, TX$1,021$54,818Compare
Beverly Hills, FL$1,199$46,488Compare
Bayonet Point, FL$1,336$42,524Compare
Palermo, CA$1,135$50,588Compare
Palermo, CABayonet Point, FLBeverly Hills, FLLuling, TXNew Port Richey East, FLNew Port Richey EastLulingBeverly HillsPalermoNew Port Richey EastLulingBeverly HillsPalermo

Places built like New Port Richey East

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how New Port Richey East performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
New Port Richey East, FL29.7%3.3%/yrn/a
Brooksville, FL24.8%11.3%/yr14.5%Compare
South Daytona, FL29.2%6.8%/yr8.2%Compare
Beverly Hills, FL30.9%8.0%/yrn/aCompare
Avon Park, FL30.3%3.5%/yr9.1%Compare
Sebring, FL27.7%11.4%/yr10.0%Compare
New Port Richey, FL30.1%6.1%/yr9.5%Compare

Common questions

Is New Port Richey East a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 0 out of 100, better than 0% of the places we rate and 472nd of 474 in Florida. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $119 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 90% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. OpenStreetMap shows 1.7 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 3 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is New Port Richey East expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 29.7% 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 $220,700.

What salary do you need to live in New Port Richey East?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $46,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to New Port Richey East?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Luling, TX, Beverly Hills, FL, Bayonet Point, FL and Palermo, CA.

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. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 New Port Richey East with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for New Port Richey East itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/new-port-richey-east-florida

Citytistics. “New Port Richey East, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/new-port-richey-east-florida/

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