Palm River-Clair MelFL
A town of 27,844.
Is Palm River-Clair Mel a good place to live?
Palm River-Clair Mel is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 450th of 634 graded towns in Florida, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $72K. Expect to pay for it: homes are expensive, about $272K for a typical one and 3.7 times the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Palm River-Clair Mel’s January low is 52°F, where Florida’s towns sit at 51°F and U.S. towns at 22°F.
Palm River-Clair Mel has grown 24% from 2010 to 2020
21,024 counted in 2010 and 26,142 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Palm River-Clair Mel grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Palm River-Clair Mel is from typical.
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Tropicana Field and 61 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Palm River-Clair Mel. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
5 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
8 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
35 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
10 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling CenterPhoto 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 · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain
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Moving to Palm River-Clair Mel: who provides what
Palm River-Clair Mel 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 Palm River-Clair Mel.
Palm River-Clair Mel has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has added half again as many jobs in ten years, but it scores below Tampa and its other neighbors on health.
Younger than Florida overall
People 65 and older are 12% of residents (21% statewide); children under 18 are 25% of residents (20% statewide). The median age in Palm River-Clair Mel is 34.9 years. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| Palm River-Clair Mel | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.9 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50.4% women, 49.6% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±0.8 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 36.0, men 34.0.
| Palm River-Clair Mel | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.9% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.3% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.9% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.7% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 17.8% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.3% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.8% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.1% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.8% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.2% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Public schools in Palm River-Clair Mel fall behind 57% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Hillsborough school district. One of its 7 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giunta Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 964 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Palm River-Clair Mel is less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns
All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its C, from Tampa (B) to Progress Village (A).
Palm River-Clair Mel beats the Florida average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 23% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Palm River-Clair Mel.
| Palm River-Clair Mel | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| What stands out | Palm River-Clair Mel | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 21.2% | 26.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 26.5% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Palm River-Clair Mel has mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 52.3°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.6°.
Palm River-Clair Mel has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Palm River-Clair Mel’s July high is 91°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Palm River-Clair Mel’s working residents commute to Tampa
Jobs based here grew from 10,181 in 2013 to 15,923.
Most working residents leave Palm River-Clair Mel for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Palm River-Clair Mel has added 5,742 jobs, to 15,923 in 2023. 17% of Palm River-Clair Mel workers work from home.
| Palm River-Clair Mel | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 17% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Palm River-Clair Mel faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 257 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Palm River-Clair Mel.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.9% of Palm River-Clair Mel is conserved land
1.8 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Palm River-Clair Mel | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Delaney Creek Preserve | — | 12 |
| 2. Rubin Padgett Park | — | 10 |
| 3. Winston Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Palm River-Clair Mel sells for about $360K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Palm River-Clair Mel
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Palm River-Clair Mel
About 4 of every 100 Palm River-Clair Mel residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Palm River-Clair Mel
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Palm River-Clair Mel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Palm River-Clair Mel had a population of 26,142. The census area includes the unincorporated communities of Clair-Mel City and Palm River. The ZIP code for Palm River-Clair Mel is 33619.
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- Area
- 12 sq mi
- Elevation
- 18 ft
- Area code
- 813
Palm River-Clair Mel’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Palm River-Clair Mel.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm River-Clair Mel | #450 | C− | C− | — | C+ | C |
| Tampa | #458 | C− | D | C | C+ | B |
| Progress Village | #271 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A |
| Brandon | #356 | C | D | — | C+ | B+ |
| Riverview | #365 | C | D | — | C+ | A− |
Palm River-Clair Mel, Progress Village, Brandon and Riverview report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Palm River-Clair Mel with a neighbor →
Questions about Palm River-Clair Mel
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Palm River-Clair Mel, FL a good place to live?
Palm River-Clair Mel grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #450 of 634 in Florida. It grades C for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Palm River-Clair Mel, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $272,000, 28% below 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 C−.