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76,011people live here $107,504median household income▲ 33% above US $2,100median rent per month▲ 49% above US $403,700median home value▲ 21% above US

Wesley Chapel 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 Wesley Chapel

Wesley Chapel is a large unincorporated community in Florida with household incomes running above the national average, air quality that stays clean most of the year, a highly educated workforce, and hospitals with strong quality ratings. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Wesley Chapel deals with rent well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, larger class sizes than the national average, and above-average rainfall.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Clean air
Highly educated workforce
Strong hospital ratings

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
Above-average commute times
High student-teacher ratio
Above-average rainfall

How Wesley Chapel compares

Median household income

Wesley Chapel$107,504

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Wesley Chapel$2,100

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Wesley Chapel$403,700

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Wesley Chapel

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

To rent

$4,200

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $84,000 a year
48% of Wesley Chapel renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$80,740

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $40,370
Homes cost 3.8× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 49% above US

$2,100/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,100 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices run above average, with a median around $403,700. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $403,700 · 48% 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

Wesley Chapel 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▲ 20% above US

31 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 31.1 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. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 27% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

61%

Work from home

27%

Carpool

10%

Other

2.0%

Walk

0.5%

Public transit

0.1%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 90°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 51°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

3 hospitals

There are 3 Medicare-certified hospitals inside city limits. They average 5.0 out of 5 on Medicare's star rating.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▲ 33% above US

48% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 48% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

11 public schools inside the boundary

There are 11 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is De Soto National Memorial (49 miles away).

Bottom line

Wesley Chapel's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and air quality that stays clean most of the year; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($2,100/mo) equals 23% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (27% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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