Bayonet PointFL
23,822 residents make their home in this town in Florida.
Is Bayonet Point a good place to live?
A town of contrasts. Its lowest grade is for incomes — the median household income is $43K, and 19% of residents live below the poverty line. Bayonet Point’s overall grade is C, better than 28% of U.S. towns. It ranks 370th of 634 in Florida. Health is weaker too: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 78% of the country. Walkability is its strong suit: it is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. At about $177K, a typical home costs 2.4 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Only 68 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on the outdoors.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · USGS PAD-US.
What makes Bayonet Point stand out
Where Bayonet Point beats most towns.
Bayonet Point has grown 14% from 2010 to 2020
23,467 counted in 2010 and 26,713 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Bayonet Point grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Bayonet Point is from typical.
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Moving to Bayonet Point: who provides what
Bayonet Point is unincorporated, so Pasco County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bayonet Point.
Bayonet Point is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
For health, Bayonet Point earns a C−
Against the 3,193 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bayonet Point’s, it is healthier than 70%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
In Bayonet Point, 32% of adults get no exercise outside work, where Florida’s towns sit at 25% and U.S. towns at 25%. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress locally. Of 31 CDC measures, Bayonet Point beats the Florida average on 1 and trails it on 15.
| Bayonet Point | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Bayonet Point | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.1% | 78.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.4% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Bayonet Point beat 64% of Florida districts
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The public schools here belong to the Pasco school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Highlands Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 689 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Most of Bayonet Point’s workers leave town for work
Bayonet Point has 3,082 jobs for its 10,842 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Bayonet Point’s average commute is 30 minutes. For most workers, Bayonet Point is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Tampa (13%), St. Petersburg (3%) and Clearwater (3%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 25 miles.
| Bayonet Point | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $43,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Bayonet Point brings mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 49.4°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.2°.
Snow is a rarity. In Bayonet Point, the January low is 49°F, close to Florida’s towns (51°F) and above U.S. towns (22°F). The typical July afternoon high for Bayonet Point comes to 90°F.
| Bayonet Point | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 49°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Bayonet Point: inland flooding
For Bayonet Point, the FEMA risk score is 66 of 100. FEMA puts 42% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 39% to hurricanes. Since 1985, Bayonet Point has seen 59 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Bayonet Point sells for about $229K
At 2.4 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 95% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $999, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
For renter households in Bayonet Point, the share who spend 30% or more of their income on rent is 63%. The going rate for rent locally is $1,336 a month. Homes sold in Bayonet Point spent a median 78 days on the market.
| Bayonet Point | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 63% | 59% | 48% |
| Median rent | $1,336 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0% of Bayonet Point is conserved land
Just 0 of its 3,648 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Bayonet Point itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beacon Woods Civic Association | — | 13 |
| 2. Jasmine Trails Civic Association | — | 5 |
| 3. Timber Oaks Civic Associations | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Bayonet Point
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Bayonet Point
About 3 of every 100 Bayonet Point residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
97% of working residents leave Bayonet Point for work
Where Bayonet Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bayonet Point
CDP in Florida, United States
Bayonet Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pasco County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bayonet Point had a population of 26,713.
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- Area
- 5.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- Area code
- 727
Bayonet Point’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Bayonet Point.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayonet Point | #370 | C | B− | — | B | C− |
| Hudson | #335 | C | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| Jasmine Estates | #426 | C− | C+ | — | B | D |
Bayonet Point, Hudson and Jasmine Estates report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bayonet Point with a neighbor →
Questions about Bayonet Point
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bayonet Point, FL a good place to live?
Bayonet Point grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #370 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Bayonet Point, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $177,000, 53% below the Florida typical home.