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Kenneth City is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, ranked 276th of 634 in Florida, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 58% of the state's. Expect to pay for it: homes are expensive, about $299K for a typical one and 4 times the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. 35% of residents are 65 or older in Kenneth City, against 20% in Florida’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Kenneth City is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 89% of U.S. towns. Kenneth City's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns.
Where Kenneth City beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Kenneth City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Kenneth City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,114 in 1960, 5,047 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1921 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kenneth City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
21 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
18 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
6 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí Museum
24 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a yearTropicana 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 · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kenneth City, 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 Kenneth City.
Kenneth City fares better on crime within Florida than nationally, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Kenneth City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here fell from 1,124 in 2013 to 782.
Most working residents leave Kenneth City for work: only 1% work in town. The median household income in Kenneth City is $49,000. Jobs based in Kenneth City fell to 782 in 2023, 342 fewer than in 2013.
| Kenneth City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $49,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 5% | 8% |
| Work from home | 11% | 14% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 5,541 U.S. towns with household incomes like Kenneth City’s, it is healthier than 69%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Kenneth City beats the Florida average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 16% of Kenneth City adults have diabetes.
| Kenneth City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Kenneth City | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.7% | 78.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 52.3°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.5°.
Kenneth City has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Kenneth City’s January low is 52°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Kenneth City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 52°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median property tax bill is $1,313, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Kenneth City home is worth about $299,000, up 2.6% in a year, 20% below the Florida typical home. 81% of households own their home in Kenneth City.
| Kenneth City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,649 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 16.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 70% of Florida’s graded towns. Reported crimes rose from 55 to 78 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
4 within 15 miles of the center of Kenneth City
About 2 of every 100 Kenneth City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Town in the state of Florida, United States
Kenneth City is a town in southern Pinellas County, Florida, between St. Petersburg and Pinellas Park, United States. It is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan statistical area (MSA), much more commonly known as the Tampa Bay area. The population was 5,047 at the 2020 US census.
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4 towns share a border with Kenneth City.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; West Lealman (C+) comes closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth City | #276 | C+ | C | B | B | C |
| West Lealman | #284 | C+ | B− | — | B | C− |
| Lealman | #391 | C | B− | — | B | C− |
| St. Petersburg | #417 | C− | D | D | B | B+ |
| Pinellas Park | #433 | C− | C− | C− | B | C+ |
West Lealman and Lealman report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Kenneth City with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Kenneth City grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #276 of 634 in Florida. It grades C for health, B for safety and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
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 C.
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