Lithia, Florida.
, asking rent $2,471 (+1.1%). Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,050 (+114%) since Jan 2020.
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- Florida$1,970
- United States$1,922
Asking rents in Lithia, FL rose 1.1% over the past year — slower than the nation's +2.7%.
Living in Lithia, Hillsborough County, Florida
The Census does not count Lithia on its own, so the figures here are Hillsborough County's. Half the county's households earn more than $79,540 a year and half less; 13% of the county's people live below the poverty line. 62% of the county's homes are lived in by their owners and 38% are rented. Unemployment in Hillsborough County was 4.6% in August 2026, and the county had 0.8% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Hillsborough County work in schools and health care, then professional services.
Written by AI Claude Haiku 5.5 wrote this on 22 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Lithia is a community in Hillsborough County, Florida, in the greater Tampa Bay area. Across the county, most homes are lived in by their owners. Adults tend to be in the middle years of life, and household incomes sit in a range that is comfortable for many families.
Work. Many residents work in schools, hospitals and social care, or in professional and business services. Retail, and banks, insurance and property, are also common fields. Across the county, unemployment has edged up over the past year, while job numbers have grown slightly. A sizable share of residents work from home.
Things to do. Alafia River State Park, a protected area, lies in or beside town and offers a natural setting close by. Busch Gardens Tampa, a zoo, and the Florida Aquarium, an aquarium, are both a longer drive away. Winters are mild and summers are hot, with August the warmest month of the year.
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- 583,192households
- 37.9median age
- 38%of adults have a degree
- 13%below the poverty line
- 29 mintypical commute
- 21%work from home
What people in Hillsborough County work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Hillsborough County had 795,729 jobs in 2025, 0.8% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 73° and lows near 47°; warmest in August, with highs near 91° and lows near 72°.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Fort Green Wsw weather station, 14 miles away (NOAA).
Largest employers in Hillsborough County
- Publix47,166
- Baycare Health System33,631
- Hillsborough County School District23,000
- HCA West Florida Division21,000
- MacDill Air Force Base16,800
- University of South Florida16,280
- Tampa General Hospital12,409
- AdventHealth West Florida Division12,000
From Hillsborough County’s annual financial report for 2025, its schedule of principal employers (its source: “Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission (Book of Lists)”), as Florida’s Auditor General publishes it: the report. Employees as the report counts them.
Natural hazards
- LightningVery high
- TornadoesVery high
- Cold wavesVery high
- HurricanesVery high
- HailRelatively high
- Inland floodingRelatively high
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms across Hillsborough County, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Hillsborough County and the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro.
Lithia home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
Not enough data to draw this yet.
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 3 Lithia listings, and the typical home goes pending in 34 days — the market is roughly in balance.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Lithia36.05%
- United States26.90%
Days to pending
How long the typical listing takes to go under contract.
- Lithia34
- United States27
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Lithia163
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Lithia39
Sale-to-list ratio
Above 100%, homes sell over asking; below, buyers negotiate wins.
- Lithia97.75%
Zip codes with a Lithia address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Lithia — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.