South HighpointFL
A town of 4,174.
Is South Highpoint a good place to live?
South Highpoint is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 374th of 634 graded towns in Florida, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 58% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 84% of the country. A typical home there costs about $286K, 3.8 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Only 16 of Florida’s 779 towns score higher on hazard risk. South Highpoint is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 92% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 40 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse.
What makes South Highpoint stand out
Where South Highpoint beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave South Highpoint for work
Where South Highpoint’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How South Highpoint grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far South Highpoint is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Tropicana Field and 53 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Highpoint. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
16 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
28 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
20 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
11 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí MuseumPhoto 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 · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0
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Moving to South Highpoint: who provides what
South Highpoint is unincorporated, so Pinellas 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 South Highpoint.
South Highpoint carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Florida (mostly hurricanes), has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has home values still below their peak.
For health, South Highpoint earns a C−
22% of South Highpoint adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, above both the Florida town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (8.1%). 26% of South Highpoint adults worry about having enough food. South Highpoint beats the Florida average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 20.
| South Highpoint | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | South Highpoint | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.5% | 7.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.2% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
South Highpoint has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute for its 1,810 working residents takes 20.3 minutes, against 28 across Florida.
Most working residents leave South Highpoint for work: only 1% work in town. 19% of South Highpoint residents live below the poverty line, against 11% in Florida’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. South Highpoint’s average trip to work is 20 minutes.
| South Highpoint | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For cost of living, South Highpoint earns a C+
The typical value, about $286K, is 13% below its June 2024 peak.
53% of households own their home in South Highpoint. The typical South Highpoint home is worth about $286,000, down 2.1% in a year, 24% below the Florida typical home. The median rent in South Highpoint is $1,197 a month.
| South Highpoint | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 53% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,197 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
South Highpoint has mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 51.2°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.4°.
South Highpoint has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| South Highpoint | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 51°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
South Highpoint stands out in Florida and nationally, with the FEMA risk score lower than most
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 99% of Florida towns; that rating is what its B for hazard risk is built on.
Only 9 of the 638 Florida towns we compare have a lower FEMA risk score than South Highpoint.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about South Highpoint
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of South Highpoint
About 2 of every 100 South Highpoint residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About South Highpoint
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
South Highpoint is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Highpoint had a population of 5,018.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Area code
- 727
South Highpoint’s neighbors
One town shares a border with South Highpoint.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Highpoint | #374 | C | C+ | — | B | C− |
| Largo | #366 | C | C | C | B | B− |
South Highpoint reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare South Highpoint with a neighbor →
Questions about South Highpoint
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is South Highpoint, FL a good place to live?
South Highpoint grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #374 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is South Highpoint, FL expensive?
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+.