20+ FL Suburbs Where Your Housing Dollar Goes The Furthest

TAMPA, FL — When it comes to buying a house in the Tampa and Miami metros, not all suburbs are created equal.

Niche’s 2025 Best Suburbs to Buy a House rankings take a data-driven look at which areas offer the strongest mix of affordability, livability, and housing stability.

The annual rankings evaluate suburbs across the Tampa area, weighing home values, property taxes, school performance, and community safety.

Niche said it compiles its grades using dozens of public datasets and millions of verified reviews from residents, students, and parents. The goal is to provide accurate, comparable, and credible insights into community livability and housing value.

Factors Considered In The “Best Places To Buy A House” Grade

Niche’s Best Places to Buy a House ranking measures the overall quality and stability of an area’s housing market. The formula assigns different weights to 13 core factors:

• Home value-to-income ratio (15%)
• Public schools grade (15%)
• Median monthly housing cost (10%)
• Cost of living (7.5%)
• Median home value (7.5%)
• Percent change in median home value (7.5%)
• Crime and safety (5%)
• Property tax rate (5%)
• Homeownership rate (5%)
• Home-buying-age newcomers (5%)
• Monthly housing cost-to-income ratio (5%)
• Residents ages 25–44 (5%)

Most data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau and represents the most recent figures available.

2025 Best Suburbs To Buy A House In The Tampa Area

1. Brookridge, overall Niche grade: B, Population: 4,788
2. Lacoochee, overall Niche grade: B+, Population: 1,445
3. North Brooksville, overall Niche grade: B+, Population: 4,082
4. Keystone, overall Niche grade: A+, Population: 26,723
5. Bloomingdale, overall Niche grade: A, Population: 23,979
6. Wesley Chapel, overall Niche grade: A+, Population 71,965
7. San Antonio, overall Niche grade: A minus, Population: 1,352
8. Lutz, overall Niche grade: A+, Population: 26,731
9. Shady Hills, overall Niche grade: B, Population: 12,012
10. Dade City, overall Niche grade: B+, Population: 7,570
11. Balm, overall Niche grade: B+, Population: 5,362
12. Moon Lake, overall Niche grade: B, Population: 4,572
13. Land O' Lakes, overall Niche grade: A, Population: 41,845
14. Riverview, overall Niche grade: A, Population: 107,776
15. Progress Village, overall Niche grade: A, Population: 10,378
16. Pebble Creek, overall Niche grade: A+, Population: 10,719
17. Seffner, overall Niche grade: A minus, Population: 8,498
18. Valrico, overall Niche grade: A, Population: 38,820
19. Heritage Pines, overall Niche grade: B, Population: 1,520
20. Westchase, overall Niche grade: A+, Population: 24,818

Miami Suburbs

While Niche didn't rank Miami's suburbs, here are a few the site listed as standouts:

• Medley
• Palmetto Bay
• Country Walk
• The Crossings
• Ives Estates
• Olympia Heights
• Pinecrest
• Palmetto Estates
• Ojus
• Miami Shores
• Sunset
• Richmond Heights
• Sweetwater
• Fountainebleau
• Princeton
• Coral Gables
• Aventura
• Country Club
• Palm Springs North
• Miami Lakes
• Hialeah Gardens
• Miami Springs

National Standouts

Nationwide, Niche reviewed 9,451 suburbs for its 2025 rankings. The top communities in America include

1. Hazel Green, Alabama
2. Sturgeon, Pennsylvania
3. Madison, Alabama
4. Meadowbrook, Alabama
5. Pittsboro, Indiana
6. Larkin Charter Township, Michigan
7. South Vacherie, Louisiana
8. Centerton, Arkansas
9. Shavertown, Pennsylvania
10. Dunlap, Illinois

These national leaders shared many of the same traits as Wisconsin’s top suburbs: strong schools, steady home values, and affordable property taxes.