Progress VillageFL
A town of 10,450.
Is Progress Village a good place to live?
Progress Village grades C+ overall, 271st among Florida's 634 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Residents are healthier than 86% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $287K for a typical one and 3.9 times the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. 9.1% of residents are 65 or older in Progress Village, against 20% in Florida’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns.
Progress Village has grown 108% from 2010 to 2020
5,392 counted in 2010 and 11,188 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Progress Village grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Progress Village is from typical.
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Tropicana Field and 64 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Progress Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
7 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
11 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
34 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
12 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 Progress Village: who provides what
Progress Village 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 Progress Village.
Progress Village has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, has less heart disease than most of Florida and has more than doubled its jobs in ten years.
Compared with most of Florida and the rest of the country, fewer of Progress Village’s adults report frequent physical distress
Its widest gap with Florida is heart disease: 3.9% of its 8,487 adults have heart disease, against 7.5% statewide. Its A for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Riverview (A−) comes closest.
11% of Progress Village adults report frequent physical distress. Progress Village beats the Florida average on 14 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 15% of Progress Village adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Progress Village | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Progress Village | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.9% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.9% | 7.2% |
| More binge drinkers | 17.5% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Progress Village fall behind 57% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Hillsborough school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Spoto High School, with 1,933 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Village Middle MagnetLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 849 | B |
| Spoto High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,933 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Progress Village’s workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 1,282 in 2013 to 2,586. 23.8% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
Most working residents leave Progress Village for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Progress Village has added 1,304 jobs, to 2,586 in 2023. 7.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Progress Village.
| Progress Village | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Progress Village, expect mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 51.4°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.7°.
Progress Village has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Progress Village is 51°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Progress Village | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 51°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Progress Village faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 128 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Progress Village.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Progress Village Park | — | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Progress Village sell for about $320K
Progress Village’s median rent is $2,021 a month.
| Progress Village | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,021 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Progress Village
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Progress Village
About 7 of every 100 Progress Village residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
98% of working residents leave Progress Village for work
Where Progress Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Progress Village
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Progress Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,188.
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- Area
- 3.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- Area code
- 813
Progress Village’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Progress Village.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Riverview (C) comes closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Village | #271 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A |
| Palm River-Clair Mel | #450 | C− | C− | — | C+ | C |
| Riverview | #365 | C | D | — | C+ | A− |
| Gibsonton | #518 | D | C− | — | C+ | C+ |
Progress Village, Palm River-Clair Mel, Riverview and Gibsonton report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Progress Village with a neighbor →
Questions about Progress Village
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Progress Village, FL a good place to live?
Progress Village grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #271 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Progress Village, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $287,000, 24% 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 D.