Clearwater, FL vs Palm Harbor, FL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricClearwater, FLPalm Harbor, FL
Population117,24761,512
Median Household Income$66,381$78,935
Median Rent$1,658/mo$1,806/mo
Median Home Value$361,300$405,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.3%69%
Poverty Rate14.8%10.3%
Unemployment Rate3.8%3.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k254150*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,419766*
Median AQI4444
Good AQI Days /yr254254
Summer Highs90°F90°F
Winter Lows55°F53°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute22.7 min26.7 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.517.4
College Degree Rate32.6%40.6%
Foreign-Born %17.2%12.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.5%-1.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Palm Harbor (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.