Helpful Data for Living in GTB
By Daniela Martin
Energy Companies
DUKE ENERGY
Price per Kilowatt: $17.89 cents
Average monthly cost: $180.94
Coverage Area: Hillsborough County, Polk, and Pinellas Counties
TAMPA ELECTRIC
Price per Kilowatt: $7.914 cents
Average monthly cost: $192
Coverage Area: Hillsborough County, Polk, Pasco and Pinellas Counties
WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
Price per Kilowatt: $11.40
Average monthly cost: $136
Coverage Area: Pasco and Hernando Counties
Average Temperatures and Rainfall by Month
January
Low- 53
High- 71
Rainfall- 2.23 in.
February
Low- 57
High- 74
Rainfall- 2.81 in.
March
Low- 59
High- 78
Rainfall- 3.03 in.
April
Low- 66
High- 84
Rainfall- 2.03 in.
May
Low- 71
High- 88
Rainfall- 2.10 in.
June
Low- 76
High- 90
Rainfall- 6.68 in.
July
Low- 77
High- 91
Rainfall- 7.07 in.
August
Low- 77
High- 91
Rainfall- 7.77 in.
September
Low- 75
High- 89
Rainfall- 6.30 in.
October
Low- 69
High- 85
Rainfall- 2.26 in.
November
Low- 61
High- 78
Rainfall- 1.55 in.
December
Low- 58
High- 75
Rainfall- 2.47 in.
Cost of Living
- Tampa’s housing expenses are 3% lower than the national average and the utility prices are 3% lower than the national average.
- The cost of living in Tampa, FL is 2% lower than the state average and 4% lower than the national average
Housing Market
- The average Tampa, FL home value is $386,957
- The Greater Tampa Bay real estate market anticipates a 6.4% growth in the upcoming year
- The average time a home spends on the market before sale pending is 18 days
