Is Zephyrhills West a good place to live?
Zephyrhills West’s best grade is for cost of living: a typical home costs about $91K, 1.2 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Add walkability to its strengths: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 68% of U.S. towns. What counts against it is hazard risk (C−): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than three quarters of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. It also trails on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind nearly two thirds of the country. The overall grade comes out at B+, 48th of 634 in Florida. On that grade it does better than 70% of U.S. towns. Nearly half of residents are 65 or older locally, above both Florida’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). Its other grades sit near the middle: B for schools and B− for incomes.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results.
How Zephyrhills West grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Zephyrhills West is from typical.
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98% of working residents leave Zephyrhills West for work
Where Zephyrhills West’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Zephyrhills West.
Zephyrhills West trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, is a second-home town and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Zephyrhills West work out of town
Jobs based here grew from 531 in 2013 to 866.
The top destinations are Tampa (15%), Zephyrhills (9%) and Wesley Chapel (3%). Since 2013, Zephyrhills West has added 335 jobs, to 866 in 2023. Its median household income comes in at $52,000.
| Zephyrhills West | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Zephyrhills West, with inland flooding at the top
48% of Zephyrhills West’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 36%. Since 1999, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out here. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Zephyrhills West once, in 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Zephyrhills West brings mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 48.3°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.1°.
In Zephyrhills West, the typical July afternoon high is 91°F. Snow is a rarity.
| Zephyrhills West | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 48°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Zephyrhills West stands out in Florida and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure
Against the 6,454 U.S. towns with household incomes like Zephyrhills West’s, it is healthier than 69%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Among adults in Zephyrhills West, 33% get no exercise outside work. Against the Florida average, Zephyrhills West comes out ahead on 10 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 12.
| Zephyrhills West | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Zephyrhills West | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 13.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 14.1% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Zephyrhills West sell for about $252K
Homes are within reach (A for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 24 miles. At 1.2 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in any other Florida town; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living.
Zephyrhills West: 83% of households are owner-occupiers. Its going rate for rent comes in at $1,127 a month.
| Zephyrhills West | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,127 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Zephyrhills West
Raymond James Stadium and 45 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Zephyrhills West. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
25 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
19 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa3.8M visitors a year
17 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling Center
36 mi Theme parkLegoland Florida40 mi Theme parkVillains LandPhoto credits
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 · Legoland Florida: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Zephyrhills West: who provides what
Zephyrhills West is unincorporated, so Pasco 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.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Zephyrhills West
About 3 of every 100 Zephyrhills West residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Zephyrhills West
CDP in Florida, United States
Zephyrhills West is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pasco County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Zephyrhills West had a population of 5,533.
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- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
Zephyrhills West’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Zephyrhills West.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zephyrhills West | #48 | B+ | A | — | B | C+ |
| Zephyrhills | #317 | C | B− | — | B | C |
| Zephyrhills South | #96 | B | A | — | B | C |
Zephyrhills West, Zephyrhills and Zephyrhills South report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Zephyrhills West with a neighbor →
Questions about Zephyrhills West
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Zephyrhills West, FL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Zephyrhills West grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #48 of 634 in Florida. It grades C+ for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Zephyrhills West, FL expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $91,000, 76% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
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