Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Overall it grades C+, ranked 239th of 634 in Florida. Residents are healthier than 83% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $115K. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 69% of U.S. communities, with coastal flooding at the top. 4.7% of residents are under 18 in St. Pete Beach, below both Florida’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (22%). St. Pete Beach is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 92% of U.S. towns. St. Pete Beach has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Don Ce Sar Hotel and Pass-a-Grille Historic District.
Where St. Pete Beach beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 41% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
28.6% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, so the town is fuller in summer than its census count suggests.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far St. Pete Beach is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 92% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 3%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 722 in 1950, 8,879 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1928 and 5 maps from 1949 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Pete Beach. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
14 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
24 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
7 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 St. Pete 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 St. Pete Beach.
St. Pete Beach fares better on crime within Florida than nationally and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
At 8.2 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income, the typical home (about $606K) costs more against local pay than in 90% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The typical value, about $606K, is 21% below its August 2022 peak.
The typical St. The median rent in St. Pete Beach is $1,811 a month. Pete Beach home is worth about $606,000, down 2.2% in a year, 62% above the Florida typical home.
| St. Pete Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,811 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Pinellas school district. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Beaches Elementary Magnet SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 313 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Against the 6,512 U.S. towns with household incomes like St. Pete Beach’s, it is healthier than 67%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
12% of St. Pete Beach adults report frequent mental distress. Pete Beach beats the Florida average on 17 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 31% of St. Pete Beach adults sleep under 7 hours.
| St. Pete Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 13% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | St. Pete Beach | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.2% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 29.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 59% of Florida’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 247 to 129 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
3,119 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 185 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1978, 3,119 flood insurance claims have been paid out in St. Pete Beach. St.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 52.7°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.4°. The St Petersburg weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 75 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 77% of Florida places with climate records.
Pete Beach has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| St. Pete Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 53°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.8 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| St. Pete Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ron McKenney Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
| 2. Frank T. Hurley Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
| 3. Colonel Michael J.Horan Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
30.6% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
Most working residents leave St. 31% of workers work from home in St. Pete Beach. Pete Beach for work: only 14% work in town.
| St. Pete Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 31% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $115,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
3 within 15 miles of the center of St. Pete Beach
About 7 of every 100 St. Pete Beach residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
3 places in St. Pete Beach on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Florida, United States
St. Pete Beach or Saint Pete Beach (officially St. Petersburg Beach until 1994) is a coastal city in Pinellas County, Florida. Known as a tourist destination, St. Pete Beach was formed from the towns of Pass-a-Grille, Belle Vista, St. Petersburg Beach, and unincorporated Pinellas County. It is part of the Tampa Bay area. The population was 8,879 at the 2020 census. St. Pete Beach's downtown is centered on Corey Avenue. This district contains bars, restaurants and shopping and retail outlets. The Pass-a-Grille Historic District and the historic Don CeSar beach resort are located at the southern end of the beach.
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4 towns share a border with St. Pete Beach.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pete Beach | #239 | C+ | D− | C | B | A− |
| Treasure Island | #311 | C | D− | C+ | B | A |
| St. Petersburg | #417 | C− | D | D | B | B+ |
| South Pasadena | #347 | C | D | C+ | B | B− |
| Tierra Verde | #207 | C+ | D− | — | B | A |
Tierra Verde reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare St. Pete Beach with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
St. Pete Beach grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #239 of 634 in Florida. It grades A− for health, C for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
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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