Pasco County · Florida · South · 20k residents
Zephyrhills, FL: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Zephyrhills: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Florida median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,120/wk. Florida's corporate income tax rate is 5.5%. Commercial electricity averages 11.0¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,120/wk
Corporate income tax
5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
21.1%
Commercial electricity
11.0¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Zephyrhills's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
93/100
Heating
Ranks Zephyrhills's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $224,700 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $260 |
| Property tax rate | 0.8% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $940/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,168/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 7% |
| Corporate income tax | 5.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,120/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.1% |
| Commercial electricity | 11.0¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 23.2/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $130,450 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $85,470 |
| Wage: General manager | $103,670 |
| Wage: Customer service | $42,660 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $35,420 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $50,560 |
| Wage: Electrician | $57,450 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $33,790 |
| Cost of living index | 89 |
| Groceries index | 103 |
| Utilities | $180/mo |
| Transit pass | $65/mo |
| Gas price | $3.25/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,000/mo |
| Median household income | $52,108 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% |
| Population | 20k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.8/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 96/100 |
| Avg. commute | 28 min |
| Sunny days / year | 240 days |
| July high | 90°F |
| January low | 49°F |
| Annual snowfall | 0 in |
| Home price YoY | -3.4% |
| Home price MoM | -0.4% |
| Rent YoY | -2.8% |
| Rent MoM | +0.2% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +3.5% |
| Building permits YoY | +84.9% |
| Ocean coast | 33 mi |
| Big lake | 123 mi |
| Mountains | 422 mi |
| Major airport | 28 mi |
| Ski resort | 515 mi |
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- Is Zephyrhills a good place to run a business?
- Florida's corporate income tax rate is 5.5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,120/wk; commercial electricity averages 11.0¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Zephyrhills, FL?
- Zephyrhills indexes at 89 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,168/mo and a acs median home value of $224,700.
- How much does a house cost in Zephyrhills?
- The acs median home value in Zephyrhills is $224,700 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Zephyrhills?
- A two-bedroom in Zephyrhills rents for about $1,168/mo.