Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Redington Shores’ subject grades are an A for incomes, walkability, and health; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. 4.7% of residents are under 18 in Redington Shores, against 20% in Florida’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 37 of Florida’s 774 towns score higher on incomes. On history, just 69 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse. Redington Shores has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Redington Shores beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 38% 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 Shores is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 917 in 1960, 2,176 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1999 and 3 maps from 1974 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Redington Shores. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
23 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
25 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
29 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
13 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí MuseumTropicana 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 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Redington Shores, 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 Shores.
The typical Redington Shores home is worth about $673,000, down 1.8% in a year, 79% above the Florida typical home. At $1,933 a month, Redington Shores’ median rent is where Florida’s towns sit at $1,647 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. 84% of Redington Shores households own their home.
| Redington Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,933 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 84% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Redington Shores beats the Florida average on 17 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 12% of adults report frequent mental distress in Redington Shores.
| Redington Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 79% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Redington Shores | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.6% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.5% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.1% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Redington Shores has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Redington Shores is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Redington Shores for work: only 3% work in town. Redington Shores’ median household income is $106,000. Since 2013, Redington Shores has added 262 jobs, to 561 in 2023.
| Redington Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $106,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 906 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Redington Shores.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Redington Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Del Bello Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
| 2. Constitution Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Redington Shores
About 2 of every 100 Redington Shores residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Town in the state of Florida, United States
Redington Shores is a town in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The county is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, more commonly known as the Tampa Bay Area. The population was 2,176 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Redington Shores.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redington Shores | — | — | D− | — | B | A |
| North Redington Beach | — | — | D− | — | B | A |
| Indian Shores | — | — | D− | A− | B | A− |
Redington Shores, North Redington Beach and Indian Shores have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Redington Shores and North Redington Beach report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Redington Shores with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 9.1 years of the area's median household income ($74,392 across the Tampa-St. 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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