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36,725people live here $81,959median household incomeNear US average $1,715median rent per month▲ 21% above US $384,600median home value▲ 16% above US

Carrollwood is an unincorporated community in Hillsborough 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 Carrollwood

Carrollwood is an unincorporated community in Florida with a highly educated workforce 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. Carrollwood deals with rent well above the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, and hot summers.

The good

Highly educated workforce
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
Air quality concerns
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers

How Carrollwood compares

Median household income

Carrollwood$81,959

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Carrollwood$1,715

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Carrollwood$384,600

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Carrollwood

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

To rent

$3,430

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $68,600 a year
58% of Carrollwood renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$76,920

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $38,460
Homes cost 4.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 21% above US

$1,715/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,715 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 $384,600. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $384,600 · 58% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.0% county unemployment

Unemployment in Hillsborough County is 4.0%, 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.

Hillsborough County (county-wide)

Safety

126 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Carrollwood doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Hillsborough 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 436/100k · Policed by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

27 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 26.6 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 23% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

67%

Work from home

23%

Carpool

6.2%

Other

2.4%

Walk

1.2%

Public transit

0.3%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°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 & workforce▲ 22% above US

44% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 44% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

4 public schools inside the boundary

There are 4 public schools inside the boundary and 5 private schools. 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 (38 miles away).

Bottom line

Carrollwood's strongest point is a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. A year of median rent ($1,715/mo) equals 25% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (23% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals.

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