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Temple Terrace grades C overall, ranked 393rd of 634 in Florida, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 86% of U.S. towns. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $324K for a typical one and 4.4 times the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Temple Terrace is home to Florida College. Temple Terrace’s January low is 49°F, against 51°F in Florida’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. Temple Terrace's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 88% of U.S. towns.
Where Temple Terrace beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Temple Terrace is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 215 in 1940, 26,690 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1757 and 5 maps from 1949 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Temple Terrace. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
3 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
8 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
2 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling Center
25 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí MuseumTropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Temple Terrace, 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 Temple Terrace.
Temple Terrace fares better on crime within Florida than nationally, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
3.4 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. Riverfront Preserve, at 98 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Temple Terrace | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.1% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverfront Preserve | 1.3 mi | 98 |
| 2. Bonnie Brae Park | 0.4 mi | 3 |
| 3. Riverhills Park | 0.1 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Hillsborough school district. Two of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greco Middle Magnet SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 764 | D |
| Focus AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 110 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
At 29.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 58% of Florida’s graded towns.
Temple Terrace’s violent crime rate is 3.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Temple Terrace | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.1 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.9 per 1,000 residents | 12.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 38 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Temple Terrace.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 49.4°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.8°.
Temple Terrace has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Temple Terrace is 91°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Temple Terrace for work: only 6% work in town. 23% of Temple Terrace workers work from home. Since 2013, Temple Terrace has added 3,312 jobs, to 15,658 in 2023.
| Temple Terrace | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 23% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 10,458 U.S. towns with household incomes like Temple Terrace’s, it is healthier than 79%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Temple Terrace beats the Florida average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 18% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Temple Terrace.
| Temple Terrace | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Temple Terrace | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.3% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.2% | 7.5% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 10.3% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Temple Terrace home is worth about $324,000, about the same as a year ago, 14% below the Florida typical home.
| Temple Terrace | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 50% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,594 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 within 15 miles of the center of Temple Terrace
About 10 of every 100 Temple Terrace residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
City in Florida, US
Temple Terrace is a city in northeastern Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, adjacent to Tampa. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 26,690. It is the third and smallest incorporated municipality in Hillsborough County, after Tampa and Plant City. Incorporated in 1925, the community is known for its rolling landscape, bucolic Hillsborough River views, and sand live oak trees; it is a Tree City USA. Originally planned in the 1920s as a Mediterranean-Revival golf course community, it is one of the first such communities in the United States. It is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, more commonly known as the Tampa Bay area. Templ…
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2 towns share a border with Temple Terrace.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Terrace | #393 | C | C− | C | C+ | B |
| East Lake-Orient Park | #472 | C− | C | — | C+ | C |
| Tampa | #458 | C− | D | C | C+ | B |
East Lake-Orient Park reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Temple Terrace with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Temple Terrace grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #393 of 634 in Florida. It grades B for health, C for safety and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
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 C−.
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