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Area Guide

Riverfront Tampa, FL

Quirky restaurants and UT college textbooks. Guess What? You’re in Riverfront!

River Bars Laidback

Nestled along the Hillsborough River, the Riverfront neighborhood in Tampa encompasses modern amenities with a laidback lifestyle. The University of Tampa campus makes up a large chunk of the neighborhood mass. From large, palm tree-laden green spaces to fun and quirky restaurants, Riverfront has everything necessary to enjoy and unwind. Coffee houses, The Outpost Tap & Tavern, and Chick-Fil-A are right down the road from Ferguson Hall, TECO Theater, and the bike-friendly Riverwalk shopping district.

Rent Trends

As of August 2026, the average apartment rent in Riverfront is $2,077 for a studio, $2,242 for one bedroom, $2,692 for two bedrooms, and $3,228 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Riverfront has increased by 2.0% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 569 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,077/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 742 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,242/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,014 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,692/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,233 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,228/month

    Average Rent

Learn More About Riverfront

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

40 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

70 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Great Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

80 / 100

Exceptional Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

90 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

70 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

90 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Exceptional Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

90 / 100

Extremely Noisy

Quiet Score

10 / 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

Top Apartments in Riverfront

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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.