Palm Harbor Apartments and Rentals

Palm Harbor is a great place to live, and is located within 25 miles of lively Tampa and St. Petersburg. The town’s official website explains the appeal of the city with its slogan “Welcome to Palm Harbor, where you find small-town friendliness in a thriving community.”

As a repeated contender for CNN Money’s list of 100 Best Small Cities, Palm Harbor delights residents and visitors with the acclaimed Florida way of life. Palm Harbor has over 57,000 residents who revel in the local environment, frequenting the small shops, unique eateries and beautiful natural attractions of Florida’s West Coast. Look for Palm Harbor apartments for rent, and see why residents here enjoy suburban paradise.

Palm Harbor was originally settled as early as 1860, when perfect weather conditions led pioneers to venture to South Florida for fishing, farming and citrus production. Over the years, Palm Harbor has been a pioneer town, farming center, resort town and a college town. Whatever the distinction, people have always been fascinated by the countless wildlife species found in town and in the surrounding areas, giving residents the opportunity to maintain a close relationship with the natural environment. Rent a Palm Harbor apartment, and get back to nature.

Palm Harbor is home to campuses of Eckerd College and the Central Florida Institute, but they aren't the only academic options for Palm Harbor residents. St. Petersburg College, Florida Career College and the American College of Nutrition are also nearby. Students who don’t mind a longer commute can attend one of the universities in Tampa, including the University of South Florida, University of Tampa, Keiser University, Hillsborough Community College, Southwest Florida College and the Art Institute of Tampa, located just 24 miles away.

For those seeking work, the Fortune 500 companies of Tech Data, Jabil Circuit and WellCare Health Plans have headquarters or regional offices in the area that employ many big-business-minded Palm Harbor residents. There are also numerous blue collar job opportunities in the booming Tampa Bay area, with several employers in the services and tourism industries to support visitors and retired “snowbirds” who move to Florida for the winter. Individuals from all over the professional spectrum work in town, making Palm Harbor apartments accessible to everyone. 

People from all over the country want to live the Florida lifestyle, bringing many new residents to Palm Harbor each year despite the relatively high rent prices. According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, a normal apartment here costs $1,040 a month. That’s more than $140 over the average in Hillsborough County, but residents here enjoy tranquility of a laidback environment. Expensive rent aside, Palm Harbor is an affordable place to live, as the city received a cost of living index score slightly below the national average. Rent a Palm Harbor apartment, and experience all that this traditional Florida region has to offer.

Palm Harbor is home to the annual Palm Harbor Citrus Festival, featuring events like Dancing with the Palm Harbor Stars, the Citrus Festival Queen Pageant, Palm Harbor Bake-Off, a 5K Run and Battle of the Bands that the whole family will enjoy. The city also hosts a Taste of Palm Harbor, Fine Arts & Crafts Festival, Educator Appreciation Breakfast, Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, Relay For Life fundraiser and many Mix & Mingle events throughout the year for adult residents.

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