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Moving to Saint Petersburg, FL
Beach city, art scene, retiree-popular.
Pop. 258kCost index 99.5 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,850/moMedian home $380kWalk score 50
Saint Petersburg (metro area) has an overall price level 99.5 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
99.5Housing index
122.1Groceries index (modeled)
99.9Utilities index (modeled)
99.9Electricity rate
14.9 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
99.9Median home value (est.)
$380,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,850/moFlorida unemployment is 4.8% with median household income $78k.
Unemployment rate
4.8%Median household income
$77,735Per-capita income
$43,582Labor-force participation
60.8%Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberSaint Petersburg: median home value $380,000.
Home value
$380,000Rent
$1,850/moHomeownership rate
68.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
76/100Hurricane exposure
HighWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowFlorida 4th-grade math proficiency: 44.8% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
44.8%Per-pupil spending
$10,292Student–teacher ratio (est.)
20Public 4-yr grad rate
70.0%Notable universities
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