Rank

1716of 3,144

Pasco, Florida

Score 6.19 / 10· population 632,996

Pasco County covers 868 square miles at the apex of the Tampa Bay area, with Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills and Dade City in the east and Holiday and New Port Richey in the west. Hurricane Helene damaged at least 9,900 structures in the county in 2024, most of them through storm surge flooding along the coast. First responders made 200 high-water rescues from coastal areas.

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  • Pasco County's area is 868 square miles pascocountyfl.gov
  • Pasco is located at the apex of the greater Tampa Bay metropolitan area pascoedc.com
  • East Pasco includes Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills and Dade City pascocountyfl.gov
  • West Pasco includes Holiday and New Port Richey pascocountyfl.gov
  • Hurricane Helene (September 2024): in Pasco County at least 9,900 structures suffered damage, the majority due to storm surge flooding in coastal parts of the county nhc.noaa.gov
  • In Pasco County, first responders made 200 high water rescues from coastal areas due to Helene's storm surge (2024) nhc.noaa.gov

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)8.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.2
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax5.9

Environment

  1. Air quality6.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.3
  2. Life expectancy6.7
  3. Government employees6.0
  4. Single-parent households3.9

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