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11,939people live here $46,641median household income▼ 42% below US $1,156median rent per month▼ 18% below US $220,700median home value▼ 34% below US

New Port Richey East 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 New Port Richey East

New Port Richey East is an unincorporated community in Florida with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and a population that has grown fast since 2020. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. New Port Richey East deals with household incomes below the national average, college degree attainment below the national average, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, and hot summers.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices
Clean air
Fast-growing population
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Low college degree attainment
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers
Above-average rainfall
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How New Port Richey East compares

Median household income

New Port Richey East$46,641

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

New Port Richey East$1,156

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

New Port Richey East$220,700

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to New Port Richey East

Based on New Port Richey East's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,312

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $46,240 a year
67% of New Port Richey East renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$44,140

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $22,070
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▼ 18% below US

$1,156/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,156 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $220,700. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $220,700 · 67% 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

New Port Richey East 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 aroundNear US average

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 24.8 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; 11% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

72%

Work from home

11%

Carpool

9.9%

Other

6.9%

Public transit

0.3%

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▼ 63% below US

13% 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

7 public schools inside the boundary

There are 7 public schools 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 (51 miles away).

Bottom line

New Port Richey East'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 college degree attainment below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,156/mo) equals 30% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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