Florida SR585-PMR03, 2006
Belleair Beach’s story
76 years in pictures
Census counts: 563 in 1960, 1,633 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1943 on.
- 1950Belleair Beach is settled
Belleair BeachFL
A town of 1,581, settled in 1950.
2 bordering townsMap →
Population
1,581
2025 Census estimate · −3.2% since 2020
Typical home
$867K
−3.4% in a year
Household income
$164K
median
Median age
59.0
years
Jobs based here
148
A commuter town
Is Belleair Beach a good place to live?
The best of Belleair Beach’s subject grades are an A for incomes, safety, and health; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. 35% of residents are 65 or older in Belleair Beach, where Florida’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 20 of Florida’s 774 towns score higher on incomes. On history, just 47 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse. Belleair Beach has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Belleair Beach stand out
Where Belleair Beach beats most towns.
By the sea
Belleair Beach lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 37% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
37%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
100thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
939paid flood-insurance claims since 1979
10storm & flood disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
How Belleair Beach grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Belleair Beach is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $867K, 11.6 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household incomeD−Open →Jobs & incomeAOpen →SafetyAOpen →HealthHCA Florida Largo Hospital 2.3 miles awayAOpen →Hazard riskcoastal flooding tops the listCOpen →SchoolsBeat 58% of Florida districts on tests and graduationBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 8.5 of 20; 2.7% of households have no car; 0.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 59.0; 58% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 70 attractions →Tropicana Field and 49 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Belleair Beach. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
30 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
23 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
26 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
17 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Tropicana 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
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Belleair Beach: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Belleair Beach, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy18.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPinellas County UtilitiesNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Belleair Beach’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections herePinellas Supervisor of ElectionsPinellas County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2023
ZIP code3378633786 100%Census 2020
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 Belleair Beach.
HousingCost of living grade D−
Belleair Beach stands out in Florida and nationally: the median rent there is higher
At $3,501 a month, Belleair Beach’s median rent is above both Florida’s towns ($1,647 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 95% of Belleair Beach households own their home. The typical Belleair Beach home is worth about $867,000, down 3.4% in a year, more than twice the Florida typical home.
$867KZillow home value
| Belleair Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,501 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 95% | 72% | 73% |
Typical home value
Belleair Beach$867K
Florida$375K
−3.4%
value change, 1 year
4
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
SafetyA
Belleair Beach reports less crime per resident than 86% of U.S. towns
The violent crime rate in Belleair Beach is 0 per 1,000 residents. Among 133 Florida towns, just 10 have a lower property crime rate than Belleair Beach.
86%of U.S. towns report more crimeASafety Grade
| Belleair Beach | 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) | 4.3 per 1,000 residents | 12.6 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Belleair Beach0
Florida2.5
U.S.3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Belleair Beach4.3
Florida10.7
U.S.15.5
86th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
0
violent crimes reported in 2025
7
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
HealthA
Healthier than 86% of U.S. towns
Belleair Beach beats the Florida average on 16 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
86%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Belleair Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 37% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 79% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 13% | 14% |
31 measures vs. Florida
16 better12 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Belleair Beach | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.4% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.7% | 9.1% |
HCA Florida Largo Hospital
2.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
The median household income in Belleair Beach is higher than in most of Florida or the rest of the country
Belleair Beach’s median household income is $164,000. Since 2013, Belleair Beach has added 80 jobs, to 148 in 2023. 5.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Belleair Beach.
3%work in town
| Belleair Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $164,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Belleair Beach3%
Largo14%
Clearwater11%
Tampa10%
St. Petersburg7%
13 mi
median commute distance
148
jobs based in Belleair Beach
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
Coastal flooding leads a high hazard risk in Belleair Beach
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 939 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Belleair Beach.
68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Coastal floodingHurricanesInland flooding
939
paid flood claims since 1979
10
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Belleair Beach, expect mild winters and hot summers
Belleair Beach has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 52° and snow is almost unheard of.
90°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter54–71°
Spring64–81°
Summer76–90°
Fall68–83°
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
90°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsA−
Belleair Beach has set aside 0.8% of its land for conservation
1.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
0.8%conserved
| Belleair Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 3% | 4.3% |
0.8%
conserved · 10 of 1,216 acres
1.6 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bayside Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Belleair Beach
19pages on Belleair Beach
The big questions
SchoolsBBeat 58% of FL districtsSafetyA0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents (2025)HealthABetter than FL on 16 of 31 CDC measuresCost of livingD−$867K typical home · down 3.4% in a yearWork & commuteA$164K median household income · 148 jobs hereNatural hazardsCFEMA risk higher than 68% of U.S. communities · coastal flooding
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Belleair Beach
Ultimate Medical AcademyCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Clearwater3.7 miGalen College of Nursing-Tampa BayUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Saint Petersburg12.3 mi$17,048 tuition
About 3 of every 100 Belleair Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Belleair Beach for work
Where Belleair Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
148jobs based in Belleair Beach
3%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Belleair Beach
City in Florida, United States
Belleair Beach is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is part of Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, more commonly known as the Tampa Bay Area. The population was 1,633 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1950
- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- ZIP code
- 33786
- Area code
- 727
Belleair Beach’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Belleair Beach.
Belleair ShoreClearwaterBelleair Beach
How the neighbors grade
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleair Beach | — | — | D− | A | B | A |
| Belleair Shore | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clearwater | #394 | C | D | C | B | B− |
Belleair Beach has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Belleair Shore isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Belleair Beach with a neighbor →
Questions about Belleair Beach
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Belleair Beach, FL expensive?
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−.