Sun City CenterFL
A town of 33,548.
Is Sun City Center a good place to live?
Sun City Center grades C− overall, 489th of 634 graded towns in Florida, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It has 24 miles of trail. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $269K, 3.6 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. 58% of residents are 65 or older in Sun City Center, above both the Florida town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). The biggest place to walk is Little Manatee River State Park, 1,199 acres with 6.3 miles of trail. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns.
Sun City Center has grown 61% from 2010 to 2020
19,258 counted in 2010 and 30,952 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Sun City Center grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Sun City Center is from typical.
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Tropicana Field and 66 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sun City Center. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
26 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
17 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
23 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
17 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí MuseumPhoto credits
Tropicana 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
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Moving to Sun City Center: who provides what
Sun City Center is unincorporated, so Hillsborough 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 Sun City Center.
Sun City Center has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, costs less than Ruskin or any other town next door and has an unusually large share working from home.
59% of residents are 65 or older
People 65 and older are 59% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 24% of residents (38% statewide). 7.2% of Sun City Center residents are under 18. 39% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| Sun City Center | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 7.2% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 69.1 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
58% women, 42% men
About 72 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.3 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 69.3, men 68.7.
| Sun City Center | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.8% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.4% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.5% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.5% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.6% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 27.7% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 30.8% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.8% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.4% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.9% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.7% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Sun City Center’s schools rank behind 57% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Hillsborough school district. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shields Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,593 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Sun City Center has set aside 13% of its land for conservation
Sun City Center’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile.
| Sun City Center | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 13% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Little Manatee River State Park | 6.3 mi | 1,199 |
| 2. Kings Point Heritage Park | 0.2 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Sun City Center’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
28.9% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
Most working residents leave Sun City Center for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Sun City Center is 34 minutes. Jobs based in Sun City Center grew to 5,083 in 2023, 298 more than in 2013.
| Sun City Center | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Sun City Center, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 2001, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sun City Center.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For cost of living, Sun City Center earns a D
Its typical home is the least expensive on its borders; Ruskin is next at $310K. The typical value, about $269K, is 19% below its September 2022 peak.
84% of households own their home in Sun City Center. Typical home values fell 5.4% in the year to September 2026.
| Sun City Center | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,156 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 84% | 72% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Sun City Center has mild winters and hot summers
The Parrish weather station, 7 miles away, records that about 85 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 51.4°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.9°.
Sun City Center has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Sun City Center | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 51°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Sun City Center stands out in Florida and nationally, with fewer of its adults who binge drink
Only 9 of the 636 Florida towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Sun City Center. Sun City Center beats the Florida average on 17 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. Among 636 Florida towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Sun City Center.
| Sun City Center | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 37% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 87% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Sun City Center | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.4% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.2% | 8.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 18.9% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Sun City Center
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sun City Center; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Sun City Center residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
96% of working residents leave Sun City Center for work
Where Sun City Center’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Sun City Center’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Sun City Center.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun City Center | #489 | C− | D | — | C+ | B |
| Ruskin | #510 | D | D | — | C+ | B− |
| Wimauma | #550 | D | D | — | C+ | C+ |
| Apollo Beach | #261 | C+ | D− | — | C+ | A |
| Balm | #441 | C− | C− | — | C+ | B |
Sun City Center, Ruskin, Wimauma, Apollo Beach and Balm report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sun City Center with a neighbor →
Questions about Sun City Center
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sun City Center, FL a good place to live?
Sun City Center grades C− overall, better than 16% of U.S. towns and #489 of 634 in Florida. It grades B for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Sun City Center, FL expensive?
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.