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Tierra Verde, FL 33715, USA - panoramio
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Tierra VerdeFL

A town of 4,108.

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What should you know before moving to Tierra Verde?

The typical home is worth about $806K, 10.8 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Overall it grades C+, 207th among Florida's 634 graded towns. Residents are healthier than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $151K. Tierra Verde’s median rent is $2,665 a month, against $1,647 a month in Florida’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 71 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. Tierra Verde has 2 places on the National Register.

What makes Tierra Verde stand out

Where Tierra Verde beats most towns.

By the sea

Tierra Verde lives by the ocean

Coastal flooding makes up 23% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.

18.2% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, so the town is fuller in summer than its census count suggests.

23%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
99thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
10storm & flood disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap

How Tierra Verde grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Tierra Verde is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Tierra Verde, FL 33715, USA - panoramio (1)
Tierra Verde, FL 33715, USA - panoramio (1), 2010
Tierra Verde’s story

Tierra Verde in pictures

The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 5 maps from 1949 on.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Tropicana Field and 59 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tierra Verde. Close and well known come first.

All 71 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Tropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort De Soto Park: Christopher Hollis, Public domain · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Tierra Verde: who provides what

Tierra Verde is unincorporated, so Pinellas County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerDuke Energy18.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPinellas County UtilitiesNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPinellas CountyPinellas County provides services here
SchoolsPinellas County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections herePinellas Supervisor of ElectionsPinellas County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2023
ZIP code3371533715 100%Census 2020

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 Tierra Verde.

Tierra Verde has less food insecurity than most of Florida, keeps more of its land conserved than most of Florida and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.

HousingCost of living grade D−

Compared with most of Florida and the rest of the country, more of Tierra Verde’s households own their home

At 10.8 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income, the typical home (about $806K) costs more against local pay than in 96% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The typical value, about $806K, is 11% below its August 2022 peak.

95% of households own their home in Tierra Verde. The typical Tierra Verde home is worth about $806,000, down 0.9% in a year, about twice the Florida typical home.

$806KZillow home value

Typical home value

Tierra Verde$806K
Florida$375K
Market temperature
Buyer’s marketA buyer's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
59
days on market
91%
sale-to-list price
−0.9%
value change, 1 year
7
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

OutdoorsA

Conserved land covers nearly a third of Tierra Verde

Its 1,731 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in any other Florida town.

0.7 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Summer Resort Key, at 52 acres. The trail density in Tierra Verde is 0.2 miles per square mile.

58.9%conserved
58.9%
conserved · 1,731 of 2,939 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Summer Resort Key—52
2. Sawyer Key—34
3. Sister Key—3

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

HealthA

Fewer of Tierra Verde’s adults get no exercise outside work than in the typical Florida or U.S. town

Its widest gap with Florida is food insecurity: 4.5% of its 3,503 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.8% statewide. Against the 2,694 U.S. towns with household incomes like Tierra Verde’s, it is healthier than 61%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.

16% of Tierra Verde adults get no exercise outside work. Tierra Verde beats the Florida average on 18 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 7.4% of Tierra Verde adults smoke cigarettes.

92%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
Tierra VerdeFlorida townsU.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)11%16%17%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)7.4%13%14%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)84%79%79%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)16%25%25%
31 measures vs. Florida
18 better10 too close to call3 worse
What stands outTierra VerdeFL
Fewer adults facing food insecurity4.5%16.8%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity4.4%13.9%
More adults who have had cancer15.3%9.1%
HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part of HCA Florid
6.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
96th
percentile among FL towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−

Most of Tierra Verde’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them

Jobs based here grew from 476 in 2013 to 930. 40% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.

Most working residents leave Tierra Verde for work: only 7% work in town. Tierra Verde’s average trip to work is 34 minutes. Jobs based in Tierra Verde grew to 930 in 2023, 454 more than in 2013.

7%work in town
Tierra VerdeFlorida townsU.S. towns
Median household income$151,000$73,000$80,000
Average trip to work34 minutes27 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line2.2%11%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Tierra Verde7%
St. Petersburg22%
Tampa12%
Largo4%
Pinellas Park4%
20 mi
median commute distance
930
jobs based in Tierra Verde
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Tierra Verde

January nights average 52.6°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.8°. The St Petersburg weather station, 9 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.

Tierra Verde has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.

91°summer high
Tierra VerdeFlorida townsU.S. towns
January low53°F51°F22°F
July high91°F91°F85°F

Typical low → high °F

Winter55–72°
Spring65–81°
Summer76–90°
Fall68–84°
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
91°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+

Tierra Verde faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.

52risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
52Moderate riskLowerHigher
HurricanesCoastal floodingInland flooding
10
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tierra Verde

17pages on Tierra Verde
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Tierra Verde

Get outside

1 miles of trails in Tierra Verde

58.9% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.

Map of trails and conserved land in Tierra VerdeConservedTrails
1
Summer Resort Key52 acres
2
Sawyer Key34 acres
3
Sister Key3 acres
Trails © OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US

About Tierra Verde

Census-designated place in Florida, United States

Tierra Verde is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tierra Verde had a population of 3,836. The community is located on an island near the entrance of Tampa Bay, and is connected by the bridges of the Pinellas Bayway to both St. Petersburg and St. Pete Beach. At the southern end of Tierra Verde is Fort De Soto, a county park.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
4.9 sq mi
Elevation
3 ft
Area code
727

Tierra Verde’s neighbors

2 towns share a border with Tierra Verde.

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How the neighbors grade
TownFL rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Tierra Verde#207C+D−—BA
St. Petersburg#417C−DDBB+
St. Pete Beach#239C+D−CBA−

Tierra Verde reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Tierra Verde with a neighbor →

Questions about Tierra Verde

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Tierra Verde, FL a good place to live?

Tierra Verde grades C+ overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #207 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.

Is Tierra Verde, 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−.