Spring Hill vs Tampa

The short version

  • Overall prices are about the same in both metro areas (BEA 2024).
  • The median home costs $288,500 in Spring Hill and $420,400 in Tampa.
  • Households earn more in Tampa ($75,475 vs $68,432 median).
  • Tampa is growing faster: +7.3% since 2020 vs +0%.
  • Commutes are shorter in Tampa (25 vs 30 minutes each way).

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Spring Hill, FLTampa, FL
People
Population (2025)119,983413,554
Growth since 2020n/a+7.3%
People per square mile2,0023,612
Median age44.035.9
Bachelor's degree or higher20%46%
Money and housing
Median household income$68,432$75,475
Median home value$288,500$420,400
Home value to income4.2×5.6×
Median rent (with utilities)$1,440$1,701
Metro price level (US = 100)100.9100.9
Housing price level (US = 100)125.8125.8
$75,000 elsewhere equals$75,700$75,700
Homeowners80%50%
Top state income taxNoneNone
Combined sales tax6.98%6.98%
Work and commute
Average commute (minutes)29.824.8
Work from home14%22%
Take public transit0%1%
Unemployment (2020-24 avg)5.5%4.9%
Poverty rate11.8%15.5%
Weather
January high / low71° / 44°71° / 53°
July high / low91° / 72°91° / 77°
Precipitation per year52 in50 in
Snowfall per year0 in0 in
Days 90°F or hotter10594
Nights below freezing141
Comfortable months77
Risks, air and home prices
Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county)Relatively ModerateRelatively High
FEMA risk score (lower is safer)88.098.8
Good air days, 202550%50%
Home prices, past year+1.1%+1.1%
Home prices, past 5 years+47.8%+47.8%

Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.

Weather, month by month

40°50°60°70°80°90°100°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Spring Hill Tampa. Solid lines are average highs, dashed lines average lows (°F), NOAA 1991-2020 normals.

Most comfortable months: Spring Hill: October to April. Tampa: October to April.

Full monthly tables: Spring Hill weather by month and Tampa weather by month.

What $75,000 is worth

A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $75,700 in Spring Hill and $75,700 in Tampa. Moving from Spring Hill to Tampa, you would need about $75,000 to match a $75,000 salary.

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Moving between Spring Hill and Tampa

941people moved from Hernando County, FL to Hillsborough County, FL in a year
2,449moved the other way

IRS county-to-county migration, 2022 to 2023 tax years, for the counties that contain each city. See where else people move from Spring Hill and Tampa.

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