Hillsborough County Real Estate - Balm

Balm is in the Tampa Bay region of Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 1,457. Balm is approximately 18 miles from Tampa (population 335,709) and around 23 miles from Saint Petersburg (population 244,769).

The median age for residents of Balm is 31.7. Around 47.7% of Balm households include school aged children and 17.4% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 71.1% of the Balm population are White, 15.3% are Black or African American, .1% American Indian, 1.5% Asian and 1.9% are Two or more Races. Balm has a significant Hispanic population. 31% (452) of Balm residents are of Hispanic or Latino origin. Of these 55.08% are of Mexican origin, 23% Puerto Rican, 6.63% Cuban and 15.26% are of other Hispanic or Latino origin.

There are 520 housing units in Balm. 55 (10.5%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. There are 104 residential rental units in Balm. 86 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 17.3%.

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Hillsborough County

Hillsborough County is in the Tampa Bay region of Florida, along with Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Manatee, and Sarasota counties. Tampa, one of Florida's largest cities, is part of Hillsborough County. Over 1.2 million people live in Hillsborough County.

Hillsborough County has the 6th largest school district in the country, employing approximately 25,000 people. Other major public employers are MacDill Air Force Base, Hillsborough County Government, University of South Florida, and Hillsborough Community College. The largest private sector employers are JP Morgan Chase, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Citi, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and Progressive Insurance. Target industries are applied medicine & human performance, high-tech electronics and instruments, business, financial & data services, and marine & environmental activities.

Busch Gardens, one of Florida's main theme parks, is in Tampa and attracts many tourists. Tourists also visit historic Tampa neighborhood of Ybor City, once a cigar factory district, now a National Historic Landmark. Many tourists also flow through the Port of Tampa, which handles about a million cruise passengers each year. Not just for tourists, the port is busiest in the state for cargo, with large quantities of phosphates and steel flowing through it.

Located just outside of Tampa is MacDill Air Force Base, the headquarters for U.S. Central Command and the Special Operations Command. When hurricanes threaten the Atlantic coast, ?hurricane hunter? planes takeoff from MacDill to fly into the storm and take measurements. MacDill employs more than 14,000 and has an estimated impact of $5 billion.

Tampa is ranked by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network as a Gamma+ class city. In 2014 it was ranked as the number two city in the nation for investing in rental properties by All Property Management.

Neighboring Properties

AddressTypeSq FtClass 
12106 Echo Basin Cv Single Family 2,604 B
12102 Echo Basin Cv Single Family 0 B
12108 Echo Basin Cv Single Family 2,272 B
12103 Echo Basin Cv Single Family 0 B
12110 Echo Basin Cv Single Family 3,102 B
12105 Echo Basin Cv Single Family 0 B
13126 Royal Pines Av Single Family 2,310 B
13124 Royal Pines Av Single Family 2,106 B
12112 Echo Basin Cv Single Family 2,732 B
13128 Royal Pines Av Single Family 2,174 B
13122 Royal Pines Av Single Family 2,724 B
12107 Echo Basin Cv Single Family 3,639 B
13130 Royal Pines Av Single Family 2,873 B
13120 Royal Pines Av Single Family 2,873 B
12109 Echo Basin Cv Single Family 4,213 B
12114 Echo Basin Cv Single Family 2,147 B
13132 Royal Pines Av Single Family 3,668 B
12111 Echo Basin Cv Single Family 2,170 B
13118 Royal Pines Av Single Family 2,310 B
13112 Royal Pines Av Single Family 2,106 B
12113 Echo Basin Cv Single Family 2,272 B
12116 Echo Basin Cv Single Family 2,308 B
13134 Royal Pines Av Single Family 2,620 B
13110 Royal Pines Av Single Family 3,483 B
12115 Echo Basin Cv Single Family 2,604 B
13108 Royal Pines Av Single Family 4,213 B
13125 Royal Pines Av Single Family 2,310 B
13127 Royal Pines Av Single Family 4,213 B
13123 Royal Pines Av Single Family 2,174 B
13106 Royal Pines Av Single Family 3,080 B
12117 Echo Basin Cv Single Family 2,862 B
13129 Royal Pines Av Single Family 3,668 B
13136 Royal Pines Av Single Family 3,483 B
13121 Royal Pines Av Single Family 2,310 B
13207 Royal Pines Av Single Family 0 B
13209 Royal Pines Av Single Family 0 B
13211 Royal Pines Av Single Family 0 B
13119 Royal Pines Av Single Family 2,299 B
13131 Royal Pines Av Single Family 2,310 B
13104 Royal Pines Av Single Family 2,851 B
12119 Echo Basin Cv Single Family 2,603 B
13117 Royal Pines Av Single Family 3,189 B
13115 Royal Pines Av Single Family 2,611 B
13138 Royal Pines Av Single Family 4,213 B
13113 Royal Pines Av Single Family 2,310 B
13111 Royal Pines Av Single Family 3,483 B
12121 Echo Basin Cv Single Family 0 B

Local Household Income

The median household income in this part of Florida is $72,152. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $24,531 per year. The top 10% earn more than $165,574 per year. The top 1% earn more than $462,912 per year. Most renters earn between $31,116 (20th percentile) and $63,372 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $144,304 and $180,380.

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 $1,158. Most renters earn between $2,593 and $5,281 per month. They typically spend 34% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $728 (20th percentile) to $1,773 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 7%.

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