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Treasure Island’s story
76 years in pictures
Census counts: 75 in 1950, 6,584 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1974 on.
- 1950Treasure Island is settled
Treasure IslandFL
Trash day: look up yours3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Boykinspanieling · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
6,397
2025 Census estimate · −2.8% since 2020
Typical home
$531K
−0.5% in a year
Household income
$87K
median
Median age
62.7
years
Jobs based here
2,563
Balanced
TownGrade
C
#311 of 634 in FL
What should you know before moving to Treasure Island?
The typical home is worth about $531K, 7.1 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Overall it grades C, ranked 311th of 634 in Florida. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 85% of the country. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 69% of U.S. communities, with coastal flooding at the top. 3.5% of residents are under 18 in Treasure Island, below both the Florida town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Treasure Island's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 89% of U.S. towns.
What makes Treasure Island stand out
Where Treasure Island beats most towns.
By the sea
Treasure Island lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 42% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
28.8% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, so the town is fuller in summer than its census count suggests.
42%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
100thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
2,857paid flood-insurance claims since 1978
11storm & flood disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
How Treasure Island grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Treasure Island is from typical.
Cost of livingD−Open →HealthHCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part of HCA Florid 2 miles awayAOpen →Hazard riskcoastal flooding tops the listC−Open →Jobs & income$87K median household incomeB+Open →SafetyC+Open →SchoolsBeat 58% of Florida districts on tests and graduationBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 10.3 of 20; 5.2% of households have no car; 0.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 1% conserved landB+Open →HistoryDOpen →Civic life1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 91° summer afternoons–Open →Housing market80 days on market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 62.7; 50% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 72 attractions →Tropicana Field and 58 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Treasure Island. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
18 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
23 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
8 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí Museum
28 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a yearSources: 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 · 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 · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Treasure Island: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Treasure Island, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy18.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpBy addressDay by addressTown site
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.govWho runs elections herePinellas Supervisor of ElectionsPinellas County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2023
ZIP code3370633706 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 Treasure Island.
Treasure Island reports less crime than St. Pete Beach or any other graded neighbor and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
HealthA
Fewer of Treasure Island’s adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
6.4% of Treasure Island adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Treasure Island beats the Florida average on 17 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 83% of Treasure Island adults had a checkup this year.
85%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Treasure Island | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 79% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 13% | 14% |
31 measures vs. Florida
17 better11 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Treasure Island | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.6% | 16.8% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5% | 12.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.8% | 9.1% |
HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part of HCA Florid
2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
86th
percentile among FL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
HousingCost of living grade D−
For cost of living, Treasure Island earns a D−
At 7.1 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income, the typical home (about $531K) costs more against local pay than in 83% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The typical value, about $531K, is 24% below its August 2022 peak.
The typical Treasure Island home is worth about $531,000, down 0.5% in a year, 42% above the Florida typical home. The median rent in Treasure Island is $1,631 a month.
$531KZillow home value
| Treasure Island | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,631 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 72% | 73% |
Typical home value
Treasure Island$531K
Florida$375K
Market temperature
80
days on market
94.3%
sale-to-list price
−0.5%
value change, 1 year
17
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Treasure Island faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by coastal flooding
2,857 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 234 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1978, 2,857 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Treasure Island.
69risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Coastal floodingHurricanesInland flooding
2,857
paid flood claims since 1978
11
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
#318for trails in FL
| Treasure Island | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
0.7%
conserved · 25 of 3,445 acres
1.7 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers in Treasure Island
January nights average 52.5°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.5°.
Treasure Island has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Treasure Island’s January low is 53°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
91°summer high
| Treasure Island | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 53°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°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
SafetyC+
More crime per resident in Treasure Island than in 63% of U.S. towns
Crime runs higher than in most U.S. towns, but its C+ tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; St. Pete Beach (C) comes closest. At 24.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 51% of Florida’s graded towns.
37%of U.S. towns report more crimeC+Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Treasure Island1.1
Florida2.5
U.S.3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Treasure Island10.6
Florida10.7
U.S.15.5
37th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
49th
percentile among FL towns
7
violent crimes reported in 2025
69
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Most working residents commute out of Treasure Island
Treasure Island has about as many jobs (2,563) as working residents, but only 219 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 1,520 in 2013 to 2,563.
Most working residents leave Treasure Island for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Treasure Island grew to 2,563 in 2023, 1,043 more than in 2013. 6.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Treasure Island.
9%work in town
| Treasure Island | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Treasure Island9%
St. Petersburg17%
Tampa10%
Largo5%
Clearwater4%
11 mi
median commute distance
2,563
jobs based in Treasure Island
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Treasure Island
19pages on Treasure Island
The big questions
SchoolsBBeat 58% of FL districtsSafetyC+1.1 violent crimes per 1,000 residents (2025)HealthABetter than FL on 17 of 31 CDC measuresCost of livingD−$531K typical home · down 0.5% in a yearWork & commuteB+$87K median household income · 2,563 jobs hereNatural hazardsC−FEMA risk higher than 69% of U.S. communities · coastal flooding
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Treasure Island
Eckerd CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Saint Petersburg6 mi$51,884 tuitionSt Petersburg CollegeUniversity or college · Public · St. Petersburg8.1 mi$2,682 in-state tuitionGalen College of Nursing-Tampa BayUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Saint Petersburg10.2 mi$17,048 tuition
About 5 of every 100 Treasure Island residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Treasure Island
City in Florida, United States
Treasure Island is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is situated on a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 6,584.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 5.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- ZIP code
- 33706, 33740
- Area code
- 727
Treasure Island’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Treasure Island.
St. Pete BeachSt. PetersburgMadeira BeachTreasure Island
How the neighbors grade
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasure Island | #311 | C | D− | C+ | B | A |
| St. Pete Beach | #239 | C+ | D− | C | B | A− |
| St. Petersburg | #417 | C− | D | D | B | B+ |
| Madeira Beach | #301 | C+ | D− | C− | B | A− |
Questions about Treasure Island
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Treasure Island, FL a good place to live?
Treasure Island grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #311 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health, C+ for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Treasure Island, 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−.