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A town of 40,239, settled in 1890.
Valrico grades C overall, ranked 386th of 634 in Florida, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $105K. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $414K, 5.6 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Valrico’s January low is 50°F, near the Florida town median (51°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (22°F). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns.
Where Valrico’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Valrico is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 6,582 in 2000, 37,895 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1955 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Valrico. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
14 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling Center
27 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí MuseumTropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0
Valrico 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Valrico.
Valrico has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, has home values still below their peak and sends most of its workers to Tampa and beyond.
There are 6.9 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Valrico: 2, covering 12 acres. For Valrico, the trail network density is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Valrico | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stearns Park | — | 8 |
| 2. Somerset Community Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Three of its 9 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Public schools: the Hillsborough school district. The 5 public schools in Valrico teach 3,666 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulrennan Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,027 | B+ |
| Grace Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 652 | – |
| Lithia Springs Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 609 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Valrico has 3,404 jobs for its 17,304 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 2,275 in 2013 to 3,404.
The median commute is under 15 miles. Valrico had 3,404 jobs in 2023, up 1,129 from 2013. Commuting out is the norm locally: 3% of working residents work locally. Nearly a quarter of workers work remotely from home in the town.
| Valrico | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 7,864 U.S. towns with household incomes like Valrico’s, it is healthier than 60%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Valrico: 30% of adults have obesity. 17% of Valrico adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Valrico | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Valrico | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.6% | 16.8% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.3% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Valrico’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 77 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1979: 38. FEMA puts 45% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 28% to hurricanes. Federal aid has come to Valrico households in 10 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 49.9°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.1°.
Snowfall is close to zero. In Valrico, the midsummer high is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults 25 and older in Valrico who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 38%. Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (21% statewide). Its midpoint age comes in at 44.5 years.
| Valrico | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 31% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.5 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 46.3, men 42.2.
| Valrico | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.3% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.1% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.6% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.9% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 19% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.5% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.6% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical value, about $414K, is 7% below its August 2022 peak.
Zillow values the typical Valrico home at about $414,000, down 1.5% in a year, 10% above the Florida typical home. The typical rent for Valrico comes to $1,937 a month. A home in Valrico typically sold within 42 days of listing.
| Valrico | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,937 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Valrico
About 6 of every 100 Valrico residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
5 notable people were born in Valrico.
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Valrico is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. As of 2020 the population was 37,895.
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3 towns share a border with Valrico.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; Brandon (C) is closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valrico | #386 | C | D | — | C+ | B+ |
| Fish Hawk | #328 | C | D− | — | C+ | A |
| Bloomingdale | #283 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A− |
| Brandon | #356 | C | D | — | C+ | B+ |
Valrico, Fish Hawk, Bloomingdale and Brandon report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Valrico with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Valrico grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #386 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
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.
5 notable people were born here, including Matt Good and Jose Gomez.
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