NorthdaleFL
The town has 25,710 residents and lies in Florida.
Is Northdale a good place to live?
Northdale’s grades pull in different directions. The weak point is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $419K, 5.6 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Health is where it shines: it is healthier than 83% of U.S. towns. Incomes are another plus: the median household earns $95K. Put together, the subjects come to a C+ overall, ranking 251st of 634 in Florida. On that grade it does better than two fifths of U.S. towns. Lake Park, at 539 acres with 7.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. 29% of workers work remotely from home locally, where Florida’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 11%.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Northdale stand out
Where Northdale beats most towns.
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.
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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.
9.9% of the land in Northdale is protected from building
For Northdale, the trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile. In 7 parks and preserves, walkers have 7.4 miles of trail.
| 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
The largest public high school is Gaither High School, with 2,040 students. Public schools: the Hillsborough school district. Below: Two of its 6 schools, each with why it was picked.
| 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. Two figures for adults here: 9.9% smoke cigarettes, 12% report frequent physical distress.
| 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% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 35% |
| 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
Most of Northdale’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here grew from 4,469 in 2013 to 5,985. 29.3% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
The top destinations are Tampa (35%), Town 'n' Country (5%) and East Lake-Orient Park (3%). Since 2013, Northdale has added 1,516 jobs, to 5,985 in 2023. Its average commute comes in at 31 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away.
| Northdale | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 29% | 14% | 11% |
| 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 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Northdale
January nights average 49°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.5°.
In Northdale, the January low is 49°F. Snowfall is close to zero.
| 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 losses in Northdale break down as 37% from hurricanes and 29% from inland flooding. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1985: 165. Its FEMA hazard score stands at 62 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Northdale after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Northdale sells for about $471K
The rent at the middle of the market in Northdale is $1,797 a month. Homes sold in Northdale spent a median 48 days on the market.
| Northdale | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,797 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.