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10,292people live here $89,400median household income▲ 11% above US $1,706median rent per month▲ 21% above US $334,700median home valueNear US average

Bardmoor is an unincorporated community in Pinellas County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Bardmoor

Bardmoor is an unincorporated community in Florida with county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, a growing population, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Bardmoor deals with rent well above the national average, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, hot summers, and above-average rainfall.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Growing population
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers
Above-average rainfall
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Bardmoor compares

Median household income

Bardmoor$89,400

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Bardmoor$1,706

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Bardmoor$334,700

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Bardmoor

Based on Bardmoor's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,412

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $68,240 a year
66% of Bardmoor renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$66,940

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $33,470
Homes cost 3.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 21% above US

$1,706/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,706 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices run above average, with a median around $334,700. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $334,700 · 66% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.7% county unemployment

Unemployment in Pinellas County is 3.7%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Pinellas County (county-wide)

Safety

150 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Bardmoor doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 766/100k · Policed by Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 25.4 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 13% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

78%

Work from home

13%

Carpool

4.8%

Other

3.8%

Walk

0.4%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 90°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 55°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

37% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 37% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

1 public school inside the boundary

There is 1 public school inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is De Soto National Memorial (24 miles away).

Bottom line

Bardmoor's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin. A year of median rent ($1,706/mo) equals 23% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. Whether it fits comes down to the specifics: the neighborhood, the job, and what matters most in the move.

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