Safety Harbor Named Best Suburb in Tampa Bay
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Those who live, work and visit Safety Harbor already know it’s one of the best communities in the Tampa Bay area.
But it’s always rewarding when people with no connection to the city recognize it, too.
California based real estate site Movoto recently named Safety Harbor as the best suburb in the Tampa region, with the “Jewel of Tampa Bay” topping a list of 36 communities using criteria that included amenities, standard of living, crime rate, unemployment rate and commute.
Movoto content editor Melissa Bierly said the San Mateo company has been ranking communities across the country for a few years now as a way to let people know where the best places are to live and buy homes are located.
“The purpose of the list is to give people a top ten list of to jump off from,” Bierly said. “If they’re planning on moving to the Tampa Bay area, these are some of the places that do well, according to these criteria, and Safety Harbor was at the top of the list.”
Bierly said the list is based purely on statistical information gathered from the census and other data and not from on-the-ground experiences.
“We’re just looking at something on paper, it’s not going to count on anecdotal evidence as to why a place is great,” she said.
But she added that receiving this type of recognition always fosters a sense of pride in the community.
“It’s good for the community. It’s a nice badge if you get it that makes people really proud of where they live, and they should be.”
One Safety Harbor City official agreed with Bierly’s assessment.
“The ranking is a testament to the City of Safety Harbor’s commitment to provide the best quality of life for our residents,” Mayor Andy Steingold wrote Safety Harbor Connect.
“We are a tight knit and diverse community and take pride in our community spirit. Safety Harbor is the best place to live, play and work.”
Here’s a look at the top 10 suburbs in the Tampa area as ranked by Movoto Real Estate:
1. Safety Harbor
2. Indian Shores
3. Seminole
4. Dunedin
5. Indian Rocks Beach
6. Trinity
t7. Lutz
t8. Seffner
9. Clearwater
t10. Belleair
t10. Palm Harbor
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Sharon, check out the newly remodeled 2035 Apartments!
Safety Harbor is mainly made of retirees that go 4 mph on Main Street. Cute little down town feeling but after living here my whole life, it’s definitely time to go to a more lively area.
I was born and raised here trust me they are clickish in this town your not missing anything….stay away do not come here and give your business to starbucks you damn hipsters.
Safety Harbor is certainly the best suburb in the Tampa Bay area and we are centrally located to everything. For the most part, Safety Harbor has preserved its small town character and it still retains that “Old Florida” unique charm that has disappeared in most other Florida cities. We have beautiful parks, a wonderful library, and a great pier over Tampa Bay to watch sunrises and manatees. Everyone from the North who has visited me over the years has always said that they wish that they could live here.
Sharon,
Drive over to Harbour Town. Even though they are technically in Clearwater, they are within walking distance to downtown Safety Harbor.
This article makes me wish that all the bickering and nastiness and ugly politics would go away!
Let’s concentrate on the good things, and enjoy.
Are there any apartments built in Safety Harbor for rent?????????
There is an apartment complex on Philippe that has just been renovated .