NorthdaleFL
A town of 25,710.
Is Northdale a good place to live?
Northdale grades C+ overall, 251st of 634 graded towns in Florida, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $95K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 83% of the country. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $419K for a typical one and 5.6 times the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. 29% of workers work from home in Northdale, where Florida’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 11%. Lake Park, at 539 acres with 7.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
97% of working residents leave Northdale for work
Where Northdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Northdale grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Northdale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Tropicana Field and 51 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Northdale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
8 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
12 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
8 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling Center
24 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí MuseumPhoto credits
Tropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0
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Moving to Northdale: who provides what
Northdale 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 Northdale.
Northdale has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, has less tooth loss than most of Florida and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
Conserved land covers 9.9% of Northdale
7.4 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The trail density in Northdale is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Northdale | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.9% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Park | 7.1 mi | 539 |
| 2. Northdale Park | — | 12 |
| 3. Country Lake Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Northdale fall behind 57% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Hillsborough school district. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Gaither High School, with 2,040 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claywell Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 574 | B |
| Gaither High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,040 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Northdale’s grade for health is an A−
Its widest gap with Florida is tooth loss: 7.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.7% statewide.
16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Northdale. Northdale beats the Florida average on 18 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 9.9% of adults smoke cigarettes in Northdale.
| Northdale | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Northdale | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.7% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Northdale’s workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 4,469 in 2013 to 5,985. 29.3% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
Most working residents leave Northdale for work: only 3% work in town. Northdale’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Northdale has added 1,516 jobs, to 5,985 in 2023.
| Northdale | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Northdale
January nights average 49°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.5°.
Northdale has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Northdale | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 49°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Northdale, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1985, 165 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Northdale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Northdale sells for about $517K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Northdale
Colleges nearby
12 within 15 miles of the center of Northdale
About 6 of every 100 Northdale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Northdale
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Northdale is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. Northdale was named by the combination of the words in North Dale Mabry, the main highway through the Northdale area. As of the 2020 census, Northdale had a population of 23,033.
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- Area
- 8.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 52 ft
- Area code
- 813
Northdale’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Northdale.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northdale | #251 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A− |
| Citrus Park | #315 | C | D | — | C+ | B+ |
| Keystone | #234 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A |
| Carrollwood | #253 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A− |
| Lake Magdalene | #322 | C | D | — | C+ | B+ |
| Cheval | #230 | C+ | D− | — | C+ | A |
Northdale, Citrus Park, Keystone, Carrollwood, Lake Magdalene and Cheval report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Northdale with a neighbor →
Questions about Northdale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Northdale, FL a good place to live?
Northdale grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #251 of 634 in Florida. It grades A− for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Northdale, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $419,000, 12% 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.