Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
St. Petersburg is a city of 264,033, and it grades C− overall, 417th among Florida's 634 graded towns. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 93% of U.S. towns. The trade-offs: it reports more crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns, including 1,325 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, and the typical home is worth about $352K, 4.7 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. 32% of working residents work locally in St. Petersburg, above both Florida’s towns (5%) and U.S. towns (8%). Its National Register listings include St. Petersburg Lawn Bowling Club and U.S. Post Office.
Where St. Petersburg beats most towns.
Its 32 National Register listings are more than in 97% of Florida towns with a listing.
Census counts: 273 in 1890, 258,308 in 2020. The archive holds 29 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 6 maps from 1921 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far St. Petersburg is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Petersburg. Close and well known come first.
Big drawin town Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
in town MuseumSalvador Dalí Museum
18 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
17 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
in town Stadium & arenaAl Lang StadiumTropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0 · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Al Lang Stadium: Franksgiving, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Petersburg, 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. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has home values still below their peak, but it reports more crime than Gulfport and its other graded neighbors.
Each of the 3 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Gulfport (C) to South Pasadena (C+). Reported crimes fell from 8,547 to 6,750 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
St. Petersburg’s level of property crime comes in at 20.2 per 1,000 residents. Its violent offense rate comes in at 4.9 per 1,000 residents.
| St. Petersburg | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.9 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 20.2 per 1,000 residents | 12.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Pinellas school district runs its public schools. Three of the 72 schools are below, and why each made the list. The 6 public schools in St. Petersburg teach 3,881 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| James B. Sanderlin K-8Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 817 | A− |
| ST. Petersburg High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,736 | B− |
| ST. Petersburg Collegiate High SchoolTop results in townGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 260 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Trails run 44 miles in 106 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Weedon Island Preserve, 988 acres with 4.5 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in St. Petersburg: 106, covering 2,559 acres.
| St. Petersburg | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.1% | 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. Boyd Hill Nature Preserve | 6.1 mi | 340 |
| 2. Weedon Island Preserve | 4.5 mi | 988 |
| 3. Lake Vista Park | 2.2 mi | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among adults in St. Petersburg, 20% have been diagnosed with depression. In St. Petersburg, 17% of adults binge drink, and 23% get no exercise outside work.
| St. Petersburg | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | St. Petersburg | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.1% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.8% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 52.9°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.6°. The St Petersburg weather station 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.
Snow is almost unheard of. St. Petersburg’s midsummer high stands at 91°F.
| St. Petersburg | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 53°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 99,463 in 2013 to 131,285.
The share of workers in St. Petersburg who do their job from home: 21%. Roughly one working resident in three has a job in St. Petersburg itself. The town had 131,285 jobs in 2023, up 31,822 from 2013. The top destinations are Tampa (11%), Largo (7%) and Pinellas Park (5%).
| St. Petersburg | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Age groups here sit within 4 points of the Florida average. 16% of residents are under 18 in St. Petersburg. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 43%, against 34% across Florida. Population is up 2.2% here since 2020, to 264,033 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| St. Petersburg | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 31% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.1 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
52.2% women, 47.8% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 43.8, men 42.4.
| St. Petersburg | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.5% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.9% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.5% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.9% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.7% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.7% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.9% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical value, about $352K, is 11% below its May 2024 peak.
63% of St. Petersburg households live in a home they own. The typical home value locally is about $352,000, about the same as a year ago, 6% below the Florida typical home. In St. Petersburg, the going rate for rent is $1,663 a month.
| St. Petersburg | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 63% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,663 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 58% | 59% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
13,766 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 1,258 properties have flooded more than once.
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in St. Petersburg than in 55% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 13,766 claims locally since 1978. Federal aid has come to St. Petersburg households in 12 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of St. Petersburg
About 7 of every 100 St. Petersburg residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Coastal flooding makes up 10% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
32 places in St. Petersburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
57 notable people were born in St. Petersburg.
City in Florida, United States
St. Petersburg (also spelled as Saint Petersburg) is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the most populous city in the state that is not a county seat (the city of Clearwater is the seat of Pinellas County). It is the second-most populous city in the Tampa Bay area, which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Florida with an estimated population of about 3.29 million in 2022. St. Petersburg is located on the Pinellas peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, and is connected to mainland Florida to the north. Locals often refer to the city as "St. Pete" or, m…
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10 towns share a border with St. Petersburg.
All 7 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; Lealman (C) is closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Petersburg | #417 | C− | D | D | B | B+ |
| Feather Sound | #148 | B− | D− | — | B | A |
| Lealman | #391 | C | B− | — | B | C− |
| Tierra Verde | #207 | C+ | D− | — | B | A |
| South Pasadena | #347 | C | D | C+ | B | B− |
| West Lealman | #284 | C+ | B− | — | B | C− |
| Gulfport | #378 | C | D | C | B | B |
| St. Pete Beach | #239 | C+ | D− | C | B | A− |
Feather Sound, Lealman, Tierra Verde and West Lealman report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare St. Petersburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
St. Petersburg grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #417 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health, D for safety and B for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
St. Petersburg reports more crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade: 1,325 violent and 5,425 property crimes in 2025.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
57 notable people were born here, including Danielle Collins and Violett Beane.
