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27.66° N · 82.72° W · GEOID 1271825

Tierra Verde

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Tierra Verde is home to 4,108 people. Median household income is $150,747 a year and median rent is $2,665 a month, 21.2% 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 $865,400, about 5.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,665
95% above the median place
Median household income
$150,747
88% above the median place
Median home value
$865,400
171% above the median place
Unemployment
5.2%
6% 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 Tierra Verde

  • 2.2% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 98% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 455 Florida places.
  • 40% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 98% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 57.6 years old, older than in 97% of places its size.
  • 95% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 96% of places its size.
  • Median rent is $2,665 a month, higher than in 95% of places its size.
01

Moving to Tierra Verde

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
$106,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,665 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,818 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $865,400.
Getting to work
34 minutes each way on average; 40.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Oak Brook, IL 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
MeasureTierra VerdeAmong 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

Homeownership is 95.2%, 43% above the median place.

Tierra Verde21.2%
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
$106,600
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.2%
4% above the median place
Home price to income
5.7x
51% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$124,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Tierra Verde, $2,665 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 Tierra Verde, 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
Oak Brook, IL17.7% vs 21.2%$18,100Compare
Gold River, CA16.8% vs 21.2%$19,100Compare
Woodmoor, CO15.9% vs 21.2%$24,200Compare

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Homeownership1
95.2%
43% above the median place
Vacant homes1
25.6%
263% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,818
104% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureTierra VerdeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,66595% above
Rent to income121.2%4% above
Property tax rate10.8%14% below
Home price to income15.7x51% 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$6,782108% above
Median home value1$865,400171% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-2.0%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure62.3%21% above
Homeownership195.2%43% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure60.1%19% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,818104% above
Vacant homes125.6%263% above
Median year built119891% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
40.0%
221% above the median place
Poverty rate1
2.2%
79% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$83,294 2.1×
Median household income$150,747 +88%
Mean commute34 min +37%
Unemployment5.2% +6%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTierra VerdeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$150,74788% above
Income per person1$83,294108% above
Unemployment15.2%6% above
Average annual pay6County figure$70,8547% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.9%32% above
Jobs6County figure441,425193% above
Poverty rate12.2%79% below
Mean commute134 min37% above
Works from home140.0%221% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 57.6, 48% above the median place.

Median age1
57.6
48% above the median place
High school or higher1
98.6%
7% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
58.8%
83% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband96.3% +4%
Household size2.3 −10%
Born abroad8.6% −2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureTierra VerdeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,1086646th largest
Median age157.648% above
Bachelor's or higher158.8%83% above
High school or higher198.6%7% above
Household size12.310% below
Born abroad18.6%2% below
No health insurance1County figure10.4%63% above
Homes with broadband196.3%4% above
05

Life in Tierra Verde

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 residents51.1 5.0×
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 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.

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
MeasureTierra VerdeAmong 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 10k951.1above (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
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)
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 Tierra Verde. 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
MeasureTierra VerdeAmong 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

Tierra Verde in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 21% 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$2,665/mo (2024)$3,430/mo$2,810 to $4,180/mo+4.3%
Median household income$150,747 (2024)$193,000$163,000 to $228,000+4.2%
Median home value$865,400 (2024)$1,299,000$943,000 to $1,789,000+7.0%

The median home would be worth 6.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.7 now.

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

09

Places like Tierra Verde

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

PlaceRentIncome
Oak Brook, IL$2,590$175,870Compare
Gold River, CA$2,448$175,120Compare
Lakewood Ranch, FL$2,299$122,925Compare
Franklin Center, NJ$2,748$157,212Compare
Franklin Center, NJLakewood Ranch, FLGold River, CAOak Brook, ILTierra Verde, FLTierra VerdeOak BrookGold RiverLakewood RanchTierra VerdeOak BrookGold RiverLakewood Ranch

Common questions

Is Tierra Verde a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 2.2% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 98% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 455 Florida places. 40% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 98% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 64 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Tierra Verde expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.2% 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 $865,400.

What salary do you need to live in Tierra Verde?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $106,600 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Tierra Verde?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Oak Brook, IL, Gold River, CA, Lakewood Ranch, FL and Franklin Center, 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. 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 Tierra Verde with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Tierra Verde itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/tierra-verde-florida

Citytistics. “Tierra Verde, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/tierra-verde-florida/

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