Tampa, Hillsborough County
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Tampa has a long, hot cooling season (3,928 cooling degree days) and a relatively dry annual total (49.48 inches) with a sharp August peak of 9.03 inches. City finished water was very hard in 2025, at 12.3 grains per gallon, and the housing stock ranges from 1950s neighborhoods to a large 2000s–2010s addition.
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Local conditions that shape the work
American Community Survey 2020–2024 estimates put Tampa’s population at 401,618, with 182,425 housing units and a median year built of 1985. About 34% of units were built in 2000 or later, and about 26% were built before 1960.
Florida Climate Center 1991–2020 normals for Tampa International Airport show a July average high of 91.0°F, a January average low of 52.8°F, 3,928 cooling degree days, 433 heating degree days, and 49.48 inches of rain a year, with August the wettest month at 9.03 inches.
City of Tampa Water. The City of Tampa 2025 Water Quality Report states that the average total hardness of finished water was 211 mg/L, or 12.3 grains per gallon.
Tampa Bay felt Hurricane Helene in September 2024 and Hurricane Milton in October 2024 (National Hurricane Center tropical cyclone reports). National Hurricane Center tropical cyclone report for Milton (2024).
City of Tampa Construction Services issues permits under the Florida Building Code.
Local numbers used on this page
| ACS 2020–2024 median year built | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Housing units | 182,425 |
| Population | 401,618 |
| Built 2000 or later | 34% |
| Built before 1960 | 26% |
| Climate station | Tampa International Airport 1991–2020 normals |
| July average high | 91.0°F |
| January average low | 52.8°F |
| Annual rainfall | 49.48 inches, wettest month August (9.03 inches) |
| Cooling / heating degree days | 3,928 CDD / 433 HDD |
| Published water hardness | 211 mg/L (12.3 grains per gallon) average in 2025 |
Sources for local facts on this page
We used public records and official reports. We did not invent statistics, reviews, or licenses.
- Florida Climate Center, Tampa International Airport 1991–2020 normals
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Tampa median year built 1985 and year-built counts, via Census Reporter
- City of Tampa 2025 Water Quality Report
- City of Tampa Construction Services Division
- Tampa Bay felt Hurricane Helene in September 2024 and Hurricane Milton in October 2024 (National Hurricane Center tropical cyclone reports).
- National Hurricane Center tropical cyclone report for Milton (2024).
- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, contractor licensing
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