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13,242people live here $52,524median household income▼ 35% below US $1,277median rent per monthNear US average $256,600median home value▼ 23% below US

Mango 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 Mango

Mango is an unincorporated community in Florida with rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Mango deals with household incomes below the national average, commute times longer than most cities, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and college degree attainment below the national average.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Above-average commute times
Air quality concerns
Low college degree attainment
High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters

How Mango compares

Median household income

Mango$52,524

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Mango$1,277

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Mango$256,600

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Mango

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

To rent

$2,554

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $51,080 a year
62% of Mango renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$51,320

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $25,660
Homes cost 4.9× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,277/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,277 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $256,600. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $256,600 · 62% 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

Mango 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 around▲ 27% above US

33 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 33.1 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 13% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

70%

Carpool

15%

Work from home

13%

Other

1.2%

Walk

0.9%

Public transit

0.3%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 93°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 52°F. It's a wet climate overall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 57% below US

16% 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

5 public schools inside the boundary

There are 5 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is De Soto National Memorial (38 miles away).

Bottom line

Mango's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,277/mo) equals 29% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes and anyone who doesn't drive.

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