Area data
Aripeka, FL — ZIP 34679
Population: 141 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with hurricane, lightning, coastalflooding the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 3.4% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 542.2 (-2.6% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $1,340/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,430/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,660/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,130/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $2,590/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 103.4 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $25.50/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- hurricane, lightning, coastalFlooding, inlandFlooding, tornado
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coastalFlooding: Relatively High · coldWave: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · hurricane: Very High · inlandFlooding: Relatively High · lightning: Very High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 88% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 29.1%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Stauffer Chemical Co. (Tarpon Springs) (19.5 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 59.0 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 9b (extreme annual low 25 to 30°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 39
- Days with Good air quality
- 320
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 34
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 97
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 12
- Nearest airport
- Hidden Lake Airport (10 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Tampa International Airport (TPA) (32 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 29
- Hospitals include
- HCA FLORIDA CITRUS HOSPITAL, MEASE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL, Adventhealth Zephyrhills
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.0 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.0 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,982
- Housing built before 1970
- 18.2%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 0.0%
- Households with broadband internet
- 56.5%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 124,557
- Average weekly wage
- $995
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 5,467
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is typical rent in ZIP 34679?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,660/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 34679?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: hurricane, lightning, coastalFlooding, inlandFlooding, tornado.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 34679?
- Risk to homes is higher than 88% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 34679?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 34679?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 34679?
- Good. Median AQI: 39. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 34679?
- Regional Price Parity: 103.4 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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