Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Oldsmar's standout: 35% of its land is conserved. Overall it grades C+, ranked 238th of 634 in Florida. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $358K, 4.8 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. 35% of the land in Oldsmar is conserved, against 3% in Florida’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On history, just 65 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Brooker Creek Preserve, at 1,673 acres.
Where Oldsmar beats most towns.
34.7% of the town is conserved land, across 12 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Oldsmar is from typical.
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Census counts: 280 in 1930, 14,898 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 4 maps from 1943 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oldsmar. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
15 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
37 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
16 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling CenterTropicana 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 · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oldsmar, 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 Oldsmar.
Oldsmar draws workers from Tampa and beyond, fares better on crime within Florida than nationally and keeps more of its land conserved than most of Florida.
13,212 jobs are based in Oldsmar, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Oldsmar for work: only 9% work in town. 23% of workers work from home in Oldsmar, where Florida’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 11%. Since 2013, Oldsmar has added 1,669 jobs, to 13,212 in 2023.
| Oldsmar | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 23% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.5% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Pinellas school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Lakes Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 480 | A |
| Oldsmar Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 175 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Its 2,243 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 98% of Florida towns. Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #19 of 638 in Florida.
3.2 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mobbly Beach Park | 0.7 mi | 16 |
| 2. Bicentennial Park | 0.6 mi | 22 |
| 3. Brooker Creek Preserve | 0.4 mi | 1,673 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Oldsmar beats the Florida average on 12 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 17% of Oldsmar adults binge drink.
| Oldsmar | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Oldsmar | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.5% | 15.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.5% | 12.7% |
| More adults with depression | 20.4% | 17.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 51.4°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.2°.
Oldsmar has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Oldsmar’s January low is 51°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Oldsmar | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 51°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
619 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 30 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 619 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Oldsmar.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Florida average. 37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Oldsmar. Oldsmar has lost 2.8% of its people since 2020, down to 14,521 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Oldsmar | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 31% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.8 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Oldsmar | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.6% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.8% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.6% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.9% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.2% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.6% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.8% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 21 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 59% of Florida’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical value, about $358K, is 12% below its April 2024 peak.
The typical Oldsmar home is worth about $358,000, down 2.2% in a year, close to the Florida typical home. The median rent in Oldsmar is $1,427 a month.
| Oldsmar | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,427 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
8 within 15 miles of the center of Oldsmar
About 6 of every 100 Oldsmar residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Where Oldsmar’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 notable people were born in Oldsmar.
City in Florida, United States
Oldsmar is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 14,898. The Oldsmar name dates to April 12, 1916, when automobile pioneer Ransom E. Olds purchased 37,541 acres (151.92 km2) of land north of Tampa Bay to establish a planned community.
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One town shares a border with Oldsmar.
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Oldsmar grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #238 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health, C+ for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. 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−.
5 notable people were born here, including Nathan Harriel and Artavis Scott.
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