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27.91° N · 82.71° W · GEOID 1267462

South Highpoint

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

Limited data population under 5,000

FloridaSouth Highpoint, FLSouth HighpointSouth Highpoint

The short answer

South Highpoint is home to 4,174 people. Median household income is $61,105 a year and median rent is $1,197 a month, 23.5% 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 $241,300, about 4.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,197
12% below the median place
Median household income
$61,105
24% below the median place
Median home value
$241,300
24% below 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 South Highpoint

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 8.7% a year while rent rose 3.2%, so pay gained on rent more than in 89% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • 24% of residents were born outside the US, more than in 89% of places its size.
  • 66% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 88% of places its size.
  • Renters occupy 47% of homes, more than in 86% of places its size.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $48,800 a year left, less than in 80% of places its size.
01

Moving to South Highpoint

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
6.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.3% from another state. County figure.
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
$47,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,197 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,785 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $241,300.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 13.4% work from home; 1.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Seguin, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$95,596
35% above the median place
Moved from another state1
3.3%
66% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
6.6%
15% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSouth HighpointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.6%15% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.3%66% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-1.6167% below
Income of households moving in7County figure$95,59635% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$74,7966% above
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 65.8%, 30% above the median place.

South Highpoint23.5%
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
$47,880
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
23.5%
15% above the median place
Home price to income
4.0x
4% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
24%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$48,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like South Highpoint, 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
Welcome, SC20.0% vs 23.5%$5,900Compare
Lockhart, TX20.2% vs 23.5%$9,600Compare
Waynesboro, PA19.5% vs 23.5%$5,500Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
65.8%
30% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,542
53% below the median place
Homeownership1
52.5%
21% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSouth HighpointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,19712% below
Rent to income123.5%15% above
Property tax rate10.6%30% below
Home price to income14.0x4% 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$1,54253% below
Median home value1$241,30024% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-2.0%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure62.3%21% above
Homeownership152.5%21% below
Renters paying 30%+165.8%30% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7855% below
Vacant homes111.0%56% above
Median year built119740% below
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 19.1%, 78% above the median place.

Poverty rate1
19.1%
78% above the median place
Mean commute1
20 min
18% below the median place
Median household income1
$61,105
24% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSouth HighpointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$61,10524% below
Income per person1$32,82318% below
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 rate119.1%78% above
Mean commute120 min18% below
Works from home113.4%8% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.3%48% above
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 16.4%, 156% above the median place.

No health insurance1
16.4%
156% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
85.8%
7% below the median place
Born abroad1
23.8%
169% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher84.3% −9%
Bachelor's or higher18.0% −44%
Household size2.6 +5%
Median age38.1 −2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureSouth HighpointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,1746646th largest
Median age138.12% below
Bachelor's or higher118.0%44% below
High school or higher184.3%9% below
Household size12.65% above
Born abroad123.8%169% above
No health insurance116.4%156% above
Homes with broadband185.8%7% below
05

Life in South Highpoint

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 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k2.4 −78%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi46.6 221.8×

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 10k8
33.4
65% above the median place
Public school students11
87,876
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
153
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureSouth HighpointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure153above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure87,876above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure16.15% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure24.317% above
Shops per 10k8County figure39.229% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.559% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure33.465% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k92.478% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi946.6above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure78above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 52°F, 105% 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 South Highpoint. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low12
52°F
105% above the median place
Average temperature12
73°F
34% above the median place
Hurricane risk13
98.9
40% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureSouth HighpointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure90°F4% above
January average low12County figure52°F105% above
Average temperature12County figure73°F34% above
Annual precipitation12County figure52.6 in20% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure98.26% above
Hurricane risk13County figure98.940% above
Tornado risk13County figure99.022% above
Wildfire risk13County figure81.133% above
Heat wave risk13County figure95.56% above
Median air quality index14County figure442% above
Good air days14County figure69.6%2% above
08

South Highpoint in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 24% 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$1,197/mo (2024)$1,520/mo$1,250 to $1,850/mo+4.1%
Median household income$61,105 (2024)$78,500$66,500 to $93,000+4.3%
Median home value$241,300 (2024)$390,000$283,000 to $537,000+8.3%

The median home would be worth 5.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.9 now.

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

09

Places like South Highpoint

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

PlaceRentIncome
Seguin, TX$1,187$64,861Compare
Waite Park, MN$1,117$59,285Compare
Willows, CA$1,237$64,068Compare
Faribault, MN$1,074$61,449Compare
Faribault, MNWillows, CAWaite Park, MNSeguin, TXSouth Highpoint, FLSouth HighpointSeguinWaite ParkWillowsFaribaultSouth HighpointSeguinWaite ParkWillowsFaribault

Common questions

Is South Highpoint a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 8.7% a year while rent rose 3.2%, so pay gained on rent more than in 89% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. 24% of residents were born outside the US, more than in 89% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 19 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is South Highpoint expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.5% 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 $241,300.

What salary do you need to live in South Highpoint?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $47,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to South Highpoint?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Seguin, TX, Waite Park, MN, Willows, CA and Faribault, MN.

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 Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. 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 South Highpoint with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for South Highpoint itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/south-highpoint-florida

Citytistics. “South Highpoint, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/south-highpoint-florida/

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