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23,822people live here $42,524median household income▼ 47% below US $1,336median rent per monthNear US average $177,000median home value▼ 47% below US

Bayonet Point is an unincorporated community in Pasco 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 Bayonet Point

Bayonet Point is an unincorporated community in Florida with home prices that remain within reach, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Bayonet Point deals with household incomes below the national average, commute times longer than most cities, college degree attainment below the national average, and a population that has been shrinking.

The good

Affordable home prices
Clean air
Average class sizes

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Above-average commute times
Low college degree attainment
Shrinking population
High poverty rate
High rent burden for renters

How Bayonet Point compares

Median household income

Bayonet Point$42,524

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Bayonet Point$1,336

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Bayonet Point$177,000

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Bayonet Point

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

To rent

$2,672

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $53,440 a year
57% of Bayonet Point renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$35,400

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $17,700
Homes cost 4.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,336/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,336 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $177,000. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $177,000 · 57% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.3% county unemployment

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

Pasco County (county-wide)

Safety

219 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Bayonet Point doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Pasco 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 652/100k · Policed by Pasco County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 15% above US

30 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 29.9 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; 14% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

75%

Work from home

14%

Carpool

5.3%

Other

3.0%

Public transit

1.6%

Walk

1.1%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 90°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 53°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 59% below US

15% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

4 public schools inside the boundary

There are 4 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16:1, close to the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is De Soto National Memorial (56 miles away).

Bottom line

Bayonet Point's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and air quality that stays clean most of the year; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,336/mo) equals 38% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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