Tampa, FL

5 Plants You’ll See Everywhere When You Move to Tampa, FL

5 Plants You’ll See Everywhere When You Move to Tampa, FL

When you move to Tampa, FL and start to landscape, you may want to consider using native plants. The reason is that plants which are native perennials enjoy less fertile soil and are easier to care for once they become established. Plus, the insects which rely on the...

The 5 Best Neighborhoods in Tampa

The 5 Best Neighborhoods in Tampa

If you’re ready to make the leap to Tampa, Florida, one of the most difficult (and stressful!) decisions you will face is deciding where to settle in. It’s a tough call. The local real estate market is in high demand, with one of the fastest-growing populations in the...

Why You Might Think Twice About Moving to Tampa

Why You Might Think Twice About Moving to Tampa

With 3 million new residents last year, Tampa is one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States. Far from its old retirement-community image of “heaven’s doorstep,” Tampa and its neighbor across the bay, St. Petersburg, are the No. 3 and No. 1 best...

How Dog Friendly is Tampa, Really?

How Dog Friendly is Tampa, Really?

Nearly 160 people move to the Tampa area every day, making it one of the fastest-growing metropolitans in the nation. And nearly half of them are bringing along their four-legged friends. Tampa ranks in the top ten of just about any dog-friendly study, thanks to its...

How to Sound Like a Local in Tampa

How to Sound Like a Local in Tampa

Whether you’re relocating to Florida’s Tampa Bay area, heading down to vacay at some of the world’s best beaches or merely passing through on your way to a cruise, prepare to be immersed in a variety of cultures, each staking its own claim to one of the Sunshine...

20 Things You Need to Know Before Moving to Tampa

20 Things You Need to Know Before Moving to Tampa

If you’re relocating to Florida’s Tampa Bay Area, prepare to cannonball into one of America’s most colorful beach destinations. Somehow, the heady mix of Midwestern transplants, winter refugees, polyglot college students, Indian Bollywood fans, spring break rappers,...

Where Are All the New Residents of Tampa Moving From?

Where Are All the New Residents of Tampa Moving From?

In Tampa, the coolest month is January, when the average high is 70 degrees. For people used to Northeast and Midwest winters, that can sound like a dream. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons Tampa has grown so much recently. In fact, the metro area’s population went...

Tampa Metro Economy Ranks Third for Growth Among Top 20 Metros in 2016

Tampa Metro Economy Ranks Third for Growth Among Top 20 Metros in 2016

The Tampa metropolitan economy saw the third-highest rate of growth among the 20 largest US metros in 2016 according to an analysis of recently released economic data conducted by SpareFoot. The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area is the...