Pinellas County Real Estate - Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg is the fourth most populous city in Florida and located in Pinellas County. St. Petersburg has, on average, 361 days of sunshine a year, making it an attractive destination for retirees. However, the city has gradually attracted younger residents as well. The core of St. Petersburg's economy is fueled by tourism, contributing $2 billion in direct revenue annually. Other growth industries are financial services, manufacturing, medical technologies, information technology, and marine sciences. The largest employers for St. Petersburg are All Children's Hospital, Raymond James, Bayfront Medical Center, Home Shopping Network, and Fidelity National Information services. St. Petersburg has the highest rate of violent crime in Florida.

Saint Petersburg is in the Tampa Bay region of Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 244,769.

The median age for residents of Saint Petersburg is 41.6. Around 24.8% of Saint Petersburg households include school aged children and 25.9% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 68.6% of the Saint Petersburg population are White, 23.9% are Black or African American, .2% American Indian, 3.1% Asian and 2.4% are Two or more Races.

There are 129,401 housing units in Saint Petersburg. 20,586 (15.9%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. Saint Petersburg is a tourist destination, 25.9% (5,336) of it's vacant housing units were classed as seasonal, recreational or for occasional use. There are 49,536 residential rental units in Saint Petersburg. 42,797 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 13.1%.

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Pinellas County

Pinellas County is part of the Tampa Bay region of Florida, along with Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Hillsborough, Polk, Manatee, and Sarasota counties. The county lies on a peninsula across Tampa Bay from Hillsborough County and the city of Tampa. Pinellas counts over 900,000 people in its population. There are 24 incorporated municipalities in Pinellas County.

Pinellas County's largest industries are tourism, retail and wholesale trade, and finance, insurance and real estate. Major private sector employers include Home Shopping Network, Fidelity Information Services, Nielson Media Research, Raymond James Financial, and Tech Data Corp. Public employers are Pinellas County School District, Pinellas County Government, City of St. Petersburg, and Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.

Around 5 million people visit Pinellas County annually. Pinellas County's main tourist attraction is its beaches along the gulf coast. Pinellas County also attracts a lot of retirees, with one in five of its residents over the age of sixty five.

Unlike many counties, the largest city is not the county seat. Home to around a quarter of a million people, St. Petersburg is the fifth-largest city in Florida and headquarters for Home Shopping Network, Jabil Circuit, and Raymond James Financial. The county seat is Clearwater, which has a population around 100,000. Clearwater is home to Fortune 500 company Tech Data.

The city of Tarpon Springs was largely settled by Greeks and is currently the city most heavily populated by people of Greek ancestry in the U.S. Tarpon Springs is a major center of sponging. Though economic activity revolves around a variety of aquaculture harvesting, including fishing and shrimping, sponge diving and its legacy are what the city is known for.

Neighboring Properties

AddressTypeSq FtClass 
764 Columbus Dr Single Family 5,567 A
Columbus Dr Vacant Residential 0 L
796 Columbus Dr Single Family 2,761 B
787 Columbus Dr Single Family 2,856 B
793 Columbus Dr Single Family 4,016 B
743 Columbus Dr Single Family 3,511 A
720 Columbus Dr Vacant Residential 0 L
806 Columbus Dr Single Family 7,565 A
778 Monte Cristo Blvd Single Family 2,583 B
786 Monte Cristo Blvd Single Family 2,251 B
764 Monte Cristo Blvd Single Family 2,369 B
727 Columbus Dr Single Family 2,984 B
792 Monte Cristo Blvd Single Family 2,224 B
742 Monte Cristo Blvd Single Family 2,963 B
819 Columbus Dr Single Family 4,334 A
804 Monte Cristo Blvd Single Family 2,393 B
708 Columbus Dr Single Family 4,044 A
728 Monte Cristo Blvd Single Family 2,561 B
0 Columbus Dr Vacant Residential 0 L
716 Monte Cristo Blvd Single Family 3,002 B
827 Columbus Dr Single Family 4,295 A
701 Columbus Dr Single Family 3,530 B

Local Household Income

The median household income in this part of Florida is $61,493. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $19,043 per year. The top 10% earn more than $162,920 per year. The top 1% earn more than $524,947 per year. Most renters earn between $28,608 (20th percentile) and $52,212 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $122,986 and $153,733.

The tax assessed value of this property places it in percentile 100 of all properties in this area.

Source: US Census American Community Survey - 2008-2012 ACS 5-year PUMS estimates

Local Rents

The median monthly rent in this part of Florida is $930. Most renters earn between $2,384 and $4,351 per month. They typically spend 33% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $666 (20th percentile) to $1,297 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 7%.

Nearby Companies

Fms 307, LLC
708 Columbus Dr
Fms 12270, LLC
708 Columbus Dr
Fms 11200, LLC
708 Columbus Dr
Ewol, LLC
792 Monte Cristo Blvd
Windermere Real Estate Company, Inc.
792 Monte Cristo Blvd
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