Sun City CenterFL
The town, home to 33,548 people, lies in Florida.
Is Sun City Center a good place to live?
More weak spots than strong ones. At C− overall, Sun City Center ranks 489th of 634 in Florida. That leaves it better than 16% of U.S. towns. Cost of living is its weak spot (D): the typical home is worth about $269K, 3.6 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. It also trails on walkability (C−). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. Its strongest subject is incomes: the median household earns $74K. The biggest place to walk is Little Manatee River State Park, 1,199 acres with 6.3 miles of trail.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
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.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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
In Sun City Center, 39% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, where Florida’s towns sit at 31% and U.S. towns at 29%. The midpoint age for Sun City Center comes to 69.1 years. 7.2% of Sun City Center residents are under 18.
| 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
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Public schools: the Hillsborough school district. The 3 public schools in Sun City Center teach 3,135 students between them.
| 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
In Sun City Center, 13% of the land is conserved
Across 2 parks and preserves: 24 miles of trail. Sun City Center’s trail network 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
With only 0.5 jobs per working resident, most people in Sun City Center work out of town
28.9% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
Sun City Center’s typical journey to work stands at 34 minutes, above both the Florida town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs in Sun City Center grew by 298 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 5,083. Half commute less than 22 miles. The top destinations are Tampa (18%), St. Petersburg (5%) and East Lake-Orient Park (4%).
| 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
For Sun City Center, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 77 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 2001: 12. 48% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 28%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Sun City Center after 9 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · 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.
Values fell 5.4% in the year to September 2026. The typical rent in Sun City Center is $2,156 a month. In Sun City Center, 84% of households are owner-occupiers.
| 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°.
Snowfall is close to zero. Also worth knowing: the town’s January low stands at 51°F.
| 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
More of Sun City Center’s adults had a checkup this year than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
The share of adults 18 to 64 in Sun City Center who have no health insurance: 12%. The town beats the Florida average on 17 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. Two figures for adults in the town: 8.5% binge drink, 53% have high blood pressure.
| 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. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.