New Tampa
New Tampa is a popular choice for newcomers wanting a resort-like lifestyle
with a wealth of year-round recreational activities.
Located just 15 miles northeast of downtown Tampa, New Tampa is a fast-growing
collection of master-planned communities. Each community offers a wide range
of housing choices to suit almost any lifestyle, from condos and town homes
to golf-course villas and waterside estates. Many of the communities are
gated and offer 24-hour security. New Tampa
is popular among upscale families with young children. The proximity to
office parks also attracts young singles working in the insurance, financial
and telecommunications industries.
Neighborhood Details
Cost of Housing
Prices of homes in New Tampa start above $100,000 for smaller homes, while
custom estate homes can exceed $1 million. Large contemporary homes with open
floor plans are the favorite of builders here with the average four-bedroom,
two-bath home selling for $260,000 with 2,700 square feet on
11,000-square-foot lot.
Townhouse apartments with two bedrooms rent for about $1,000 while
standard homes rent for $1,300 to $2,100 monthly.
School System
New Tampa communities are served by Hillsborough County
public schools. The Florida Department of Education ranked neighborhood
elementary and middle schools as "A" grade schools in 2000.
The second largest university in the Southeast, The University of South
Florida, is a 15-minute drive away.
Entertainment
Private and public nature parks, such as Lettuce
Lake Park
along the Hillsborough River and Flatwoods WildernessPark, feature fishing,
canoeing, hiking trails and provide boundless
opportunities for other recreational activities such as golf, tennis, swimming,
bicycling.
The Museum of Science
and Industry, locally known as MOSI, as well as well known
Busch Gardens
are 15 minutes away.
Transportation
New Tampa is growing faster than its network of roads, making rush hour on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard,
the area's main thoroughfare, bumper-to-bumper. However, its close proximity
to Interstate 75 makes for a 30-minute trip to downtown Tampa.
