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Area Guide

City Center Tampa Tampa, FL

Natural beauty in a busy city

Walkable Bike-Friendly Mass Transit

Downtown Tampa combines the natural beauty of Florida with the hustle and bustle of the big city. Stretched along the Hillsborough River at the mouth of the bay, Downtown Tampa offers all of the prerequisite Florida fun: boating, fishing, water-skiing, and beautiful Gulf Coast beaches. Downtown Tampa is directly across the river from the University of Tampa, adding a college-town element to the neighborhood.

You'll never run out of things to do in Tampa. During hockey season, cheer on the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena (and when it isn't hockey season, a variety of other sports events and live concerts). Enjoy a Broadway play, an opera performance, and other events at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts. Peruse the art at Tampa Museum or Art, or head to the historic Tampa Theatre to watch a performance in a 1926 landmark. Head to the waterfront to tour the Tampa Bay History Center or go shopping at Channelside Bay Plaza. Marvel at the marine life at the Florida Aquarium. And when you feel like a vacation, head to the Port Tampa Bay and enjoy a cruise.

Rent Trends

As of June 2026, the average apartment rent in City Center Tampa is $1,999 for a studio, $2,804 for one bedroom, $4,471 for two bedrooms, and $8,069 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in City Center Tampa has increased by 1.5% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 511 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,999/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 677 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,804/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,123 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $4,471/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,749 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $8,069/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

70 / 100

Good Public Transit

Transit

60 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Great Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

80 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

50 / 100

Good Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

60 / 100

Very Noisy

Quiet Score

20 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • The Florida Aquarium
  • Ybor City Museum State Park
  • McKay Bay Nature Park
  • Lowry Park Zoo
  • Busch Gardens Tampa

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • Tampa International
  • St Pete-Clearwater International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.