Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Belleair grades B+ overall, ranked 38th of 634 in Florida. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 89% of the country and it reports less crime per resident than 85% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $742K for a typical one and 10 times the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. 58% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Belleair, against 31% in Florida’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 55 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. Belleair's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns.
Where Belleair beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 11% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Belleair is from typical.
Its grades run from A for health (better than 89% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 2%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 212 in 1930, 4,273 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1899 and 4 maps from 1943 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Belleair. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
30 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
22 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
25 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
16 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí MuseumTropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Belleair, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Belleair.
Belleair reports less crime than Belleair Bluffs or any other graded neighbor and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
At 10 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income, the typical home (about $742K) costs more against local pay than in 95% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Belleair Bluffs is next at $383K.
The median rent in Belleair is $2,281 a month. The typical Belleair home is worth about $742,000, up 4% in a year, 98% above the Florida typical home. 91% of households own their home in Belleair.
| Belleair | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,281 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 91% | 72% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 47% | 59% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Belleair Bluffs (B−) comes closest.
5.1% of Belleair adults worry about having enough food. Belleair beats the Florida average on 18 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 12% of Belleair adults report frequent mental distress.
| Belleair | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.7% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Belleair | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.1% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.7% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.8% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Belleair Bluffs (B) comes closest. Reported crimes fell from 36 to 16 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Belleair’s violent crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents. Among 132 Florida towns, just 6 have a lower property crime rate than Belleair.
| Belleair | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.4 per 1,000 residents | 12.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Belleair | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hallett Park | 0.5 mi | 10 |
| 2. Magnolia Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
| 3. Hunter Memorial Park | 0.2 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The average commute for its 1,700 working residents takes 20.2 minutes, against 28 across Florida. Jobs based here grew from 511 in 2013 to 967.
Most working residents leave Belleair for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Belleair has added 456 jobs, to 967 in 2023. The top destinations are Clearwater (21%), Tampa (9%) and Largo (9%).
| Belleair | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $117,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 51.9°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.3°.
Belleair has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Belleair | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 52°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
183 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 11 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 183 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Belleair.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Belleair
About 2 of every 100 Belleair residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
3,869 counted in 2010 and 4,273 in 2020; an estimated 4,631 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 8.1% since 2020, after 10.4% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Town in Florida, United States
Belleair is a town in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as the Tampa Bay area. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 4,273.
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3 towns share a border with Belleair.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleair | #38 | B+ | D− | A | B | A |
| Clearwater | #394 | C | D | C | B | B− |
| Belleair Bluffs | — | — | D | B | B | B− |
| Largo | #366 | C | C | C | B | B− |
Belleair Bluffs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Compare Belleair with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Belleair grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #38 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health, A for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
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