Drive-in, 1980
Holiday’s story
Holiday in pictures
Census counts: 18,392 in 1980, 24,939 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1980 and 4 maps from 1943 on.
Explore the history →HolidayFL
A town of 22,785.
Population
22,785
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$218K
−1.6% in a year
Household income
$48K
median
Median age
45.8
years
Jobs based here
2,914
A commuter town
TownGrade
C
#384 of 634 in FL
Is Holiday a good place to live?
Holiday grades C overall, 384th among Florida's 634 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, residents are less healthy than 89% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 64% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $48K, and 19% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $218K, 2.9 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Holiday, where Florida’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Holiday is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 74% of U.S. towns.
What makes Holiday stand out
Where Holiday beats most towns.
A growing town
Holiday has grown 11% from 2010 to 2020
22,403 counted in 2010 and 24,939 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Holiday grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Holiday is from typical.
HealthAdventhealth North Pinellas 3.9 miles awayDOpen →Jobs & incomeCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 11 of 20; 7.3% of households have no carB+Open →Hazard riskhurricanes tops the listCOpen →SchoolsBOpen →Cost of livingB−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.
ClimateMild winters, 90° summer afternoons–Open →Housing market30 days on market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 45.8; 14% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Holiday: who provides what
Holiday is unincorporated, so Pasco County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerDuke Energy18.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPcud-Pasco County Regional PWS2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPasco CountyPasco County provides services here
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 herePasco Supervisor of ElectionsPasco County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2024
ZIP codes34691, 3469034691 61% · 34690 39%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 Holiday.
Holiday 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.
HealthD
Holiday’s grade for health is a D
Against the 5,079 U.S. towns with household incomes like Holiday’s, it is less healthy than 68%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income. All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than it, from Elfers (C−) to Key Vista (B).
The share of adults in Holiday who report frequent mental distress: 20%. Among adults locally, 20% smoke cigarettes and 34% get no exercise outside work.
11%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Holiday | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 25% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 8.1% |
31 measures vs. Florida
0 better10 too close to call21 worse
| What stands out | Holiday | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.3% | 12.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.6% | 7.2% |
| More smokers | 19.8% | 12.4% |
Adventhealth North Pinellas
3.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
10th
percentile among FL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB
Holiday’s grade for schools is a B
Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. The public schools here belong to the Pasco school district. The 2 public schools in Holiday teach 1,045 students between them.
64%of FL districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Trace Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 625 | C |
| Web of Wisdom PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 153 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
HousingCost of living grade B−
Holiday’s grade for cost of living is a B−
At 2.9 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income, the typical home (about $218K) costs less against local pay than in 90% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. The typical value, about $218K, is 12% below its April 2024 peak.
Homes sold in Holiday spent a median 30 days on the market. The typical Holiday home is worth about $218,000, down 1.6% in a year, 42% below the Florida typical home. The going rate for rent locally is $1,239 a month.
$218KZillow home value
| Holiday | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,239 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Holiday$218K
Florida$375K
Market temperature
30
days on market
96.3%
sale-to-list price
−1.6%
value change, 1 year
44
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Few of Holiday’s working residents work in town
Holiday has 2,914 jobs for its 10,109 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The top destinations are Tampa (7%), Palm Harbor (5%) and Tarpon Springs (5%). Commuting out is the norm in Holiday: 3% of working residents work locally. For Holiday, the average commute is 30 minutes. Jobs in Holiday grew by 584 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 2,914.
3%work in town
| Holiday | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $48,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 5% | 8% |
| Work from home | 14% | 14% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Holiday3%
Tampa7%
Palm Harbor5%
Tarpon Springs5%
Clearwater5%
19 mi
median commute distance
2,914
jobs based in Holiday
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Holiday: mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 49.8°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.3°.
Snow almost never falls. The January low for Holiday comes to 50°F.
90°summer high
| Holiday | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter52–71°
Spring62–81°
Summer74–90°
Fall66–83°
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
90°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
The biggest natural risk in Holiday is hurricanes, at a high overall level
Households in Holiday have drawn federal disaster aid in 11 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 65% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1978: 351.
65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HurricanesInland floodingTornadoes
351
paid flood claims since 1978
11
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsD
Conserved land covers 0.2% of Holiday
Just 6 of its 3,636 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Holiday itself; its outdoors grade is D.
There are 1.3 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. Holiday has one park or preserve, 3 acres in all.
#362for trails in FL
| Holiday | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
0.2%
conserved · 6 of 3,636 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Aloha Gardens Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 67 attractions →Tropicana Field and 44 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Holiday. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
24 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
22 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
22 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling Center
30 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 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Holiday
17pages on Holiday
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Holiday
Trinity College of FloridaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Trinity4 mi$16,300 tuitionPasco-Hernando State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · New Port Richey8.5 mi$3,155 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Holiday residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Holiday for work
Where Holiday’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
2,914jobs based in Holiday
3%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Holiday
CDP in Florida, United States
Holiday is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pasco County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 24,939 as of the 2020 census. In the early 1960s, William W. Boyd, president of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Tarpon Springs, noted the name Holiday Drive on a map near the site of the proposed branch to be built in southwestern Pasco County and asked his board of directors to give the name to the new branch. Later Boyd began drumming up support to name the community Holiday.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 5.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- ZIP code
- 34690, 34691, 34692
- Area code
- 727
Holiday’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Holiday.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; Beacon Square (C) is closest.
ElfersKey VistaTarpon SpringsBeacon SquareHoliday
How the neighbors grade
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday | #384 | C | B− | — | B | D |
| Elfers | #291 | C+ | B− | — | B | C− |
| Key Vista | — | — | C− | — | B | B |
| Tarpon Springs | #293 | C+ | C− | C+ | B | B |
| Beacon Square | #340 | C | B− | — | B | C− |
Key Vista has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Holiday, Elfers, Key Vista and Beacon Square report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Holiday with a neighbor →
Questions about Holiday
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Holiday, FL a good place to live?
Holiday grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #384 of 634 in Florida. It grades D for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Holiday, FL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.