Palm River-Clair MelFL
Some 27,844 people live in this town, in Florida.
Is Palm River-Clair Mel a good place to live?
The weak point is cost of living (C−) — the typical home is worth about $272K, 3.7 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Health is weaker too: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 66% of the country. Its strongest subject is walkability (B+): it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than two thirds of U.S. towns. Put together, the subjects come to a C− overall, better than a fifth of U.S. towns. That places it 450th of 634 in Florida. 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. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for schools and B− for incomes.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
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.
Palm River-Clair Mel is younger than the Florida average
Palm River-Clair Mel’s median age is 34.9 years. People 65 and older are 12% of residents (21% statewide); children under 18 are 25% of residents (20% statewide). College graduates make up a quarter of adults 25 and older, against 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
One of its 7 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Public schools: the Hillsborough school district. 5 public schools serve Palm River-Clair Mel, with 3,019 students in all.
| 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
For health, Palm River-Clair Mel earns a C
All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than that grade, from Tampa (B) to Progress Village (A).
Among adults in Palm River-Clair Mel, 43% sleep under 7 hours. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Palm River-Clair Mel is ahead of Florida on 5 and behind on 15.
| 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
The climate in Palm River-Clair Mel brings mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 52.3°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.6°.
Snow is a rarity. In Palm River-Clair Mel, the midsummer high is 91°F.
| Palm River-Clair Mel | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 52°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
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.
In Palm River-Clair Mel, 13% of residents live below the poverty line. Just 5% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in Palm River-Clair Mel added 5,742 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 15,923. Its average trip to work comes in at 31 minutes.
| 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
The biggest natural risk in Palm River-Clair Mel is hurricanes, at a moderate overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in nearly three fifths of U.S. communities. Palm River-Clair Mel has had 257 paid flood insurance claims since 1979. Expected losses in Palm River-Clair Mel break down as 36% from hurricanes and 26% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Palm River-Clair Mel once, in 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Palm River-Clair Mel keeps 1.9% of its land conserved
Trails run 1.8 miles in 7 parks and preserves. Palm River-Clair Mel’s trail density stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| 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 $345K
For households in Palm River-Clair Mel, the share who own their home is 61%. The going rate for rent in the town is $1,525 a month. Homes sold in Palm River-Clair Mel spent a median 48 days on the market.
| Palm River-Clair Mel | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,525 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.