CarrollwoodFL
A town of 36,725, founded in 1959.
Is Carrollwood a good place to live?
Carrollwood grades C+ overall, 253rd among Florida's 634 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 77% of U.S. towns and it is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $385K, 5.2 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Carrollwood’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Florida’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 36 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on history. Carrollwood Villiage Park, at 36 acres with 1.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Carrollwood stand out
Where Carrollwood beats most towns.
How Carrollwood grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Carrollwood is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Raymond James Stadium and 58 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Carrollwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
6 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
9 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
40 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
7 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling CenterPhoto credits
Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Tropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain
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Moving to Carrollwood: who provides what
Carrollwood is unincorporated, so Hillsborough 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 Carrollwood.
Carrollwood has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has less tooth loss than most of Florida.
Carrollwood has set aside 1.3% of its land for conservation
11 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Residents Park | 1.7 mi | 32 |
| 2. Carrollwood Villiage Park | 1.2 mi | 36 |
| 3. John R. Miley Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Carrollwood’s public schools trail 57% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Hillsborough school district. Two of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollwood K-8 SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 861 | A− |
| Missionary Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 162 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
For health, Carrollwood earns an A−
Its widest gap with Florida is tooth loss: 8.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.7% statewide.
16% of Carrollwood adults have been diagnosed with depression, below both Florida’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (23%). 15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Carrollwood. Carrollwood beats the Florida average on 13 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Carrollwood | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Carrollwood | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.5% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Carrollwood, expect mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 49.5°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.5°.
Carrollwood has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Carrollwood’s January low is 50°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Carrollwood | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Carrollwood’s working residents commute to Tampa
Most working residents leave Carrollwood for work: only 5% work in town. 23% of Carrollwood workers work from home. Jobs based in Carrollwood grew to 12,496 in 2023, 920 more than in 2013.
| Carrollwood | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 23% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Carrollwood, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 90 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Carrollwood.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
An age mix much like Florida’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Florida average. 44% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| Carrollwood | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 31% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.8 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.1 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 40.6, men 39.1.
| Carrollwood | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.2% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.3% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.5% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.1% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.9% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
A home in Carrollwood sells for about $438K at the median
The median rent in Carrollwood is $1,715 a month.
| Carrollwood | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,715 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Carrollwood
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Carrollwood
About 6 of every 100 Carrollwood residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Carrollwood
Unincorporated community in Florida, United States
Carrollwood is an unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is part of the larger census-designated place (CDP) of Carrollwood, which also includes the neighborhood of Carrollwood Village. As of the 2020 census, Carrollwood had a population of 34,352. The ZIP code for Carrollwood is 33618.
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- Elevation
- 39 ft
Carrollwood’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Carrollwood.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollwood | #253 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A− |
| Lake Magdalene | #322 | C | D | — | C+ | B+ |
| Tampa | #458 | C− | D | C | C+ | B |
| Citrus Park | #315 | C | D | — | C+ | B+ |
| Egypt Lake-Leto | #513 | D | C− | — | C+ | C |
| Northdale | #251 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A− |
Carrollwood, Lake Magdalene, Citrus Park, Egypt Lake-Leto and Northdale report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Carrollwood with a neighbor →
Questions about Carrollwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Carrollwood, FL a good place to live?
Carrollwood grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #253 of 634 in Florida. It grades A− for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Carrollwood, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $385,000, 2% above the Florida typical home. 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.