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A town of 1,355, settled in 1950.
Redington Beach’s best subject grades are an A for health and an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D− for cost of living. 38% of residents are 65 or older in Redington Beach, above both Florida’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). Only 47 of Florida’s 774 towns score lower on cost of living. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 80% of U.S. communities, with coastal flooding at the top. Only 75 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on the outdoors. Redington Beach has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Redington Beach beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 55% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Redington Beach is from typical.
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Census counts: 384 in 1950, 1,376 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 3 maps from 1974 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Redington Beach. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
21 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
24 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
11 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí Museum
29 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a yearTropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Redington Beach, 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 Redington Beach.
At $2,938 a month, Redington Beach’s median rent is where Florida’s towns sit at $1,647 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. 93% of households own their home in Redington Beach. The typical Redington Beach home is worth about $708,000, about the same as a year ago, 89% above the Florida typical home.
| Redington Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,938 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 93% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
5.9% of Redington Beach adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Redington Beach beats the Florida average on 17 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 83% of Redington Beach adults had a checkup this year.
| Redington Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 79% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Redington Beach | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.2% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.1% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Since 1979, 1,611 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Redington Beach.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Redington Beach for work: only 2% work in town. Redington Beach’s average trip to work is 34 minutes. The top destinations are St.
| Redington Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Redington Beach has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Redington Beach is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4 within 15 miles of the center of Redington Beach
About 4 of every 100 Redington Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Town in the state of Florida, United States
Redington Beach is a town in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, more commonly called the Tampa Bay Area. The population was 1,376 at the 2020 census.
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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 D−.
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