What it’s actually like
USF’s perimeter runs Fowler Avenue to the south, Bruce B. Downs to the east, and Fletcher to the north — and Moffitt Cancer Center and AdventHealth Tampa sit right there as an employment anchor in their own right, not just campus overflow. Buying west of campus (toward Temple Terrace) gets you an older, more established street grid; buying east (toward New Tampa) gets you newer construction and more amenities, at a longer drive.
College campuses
USF sits at the center of this page by definition. Florida College is close enough — a few minutes east — that it’s a realistic second campus, close enough to plan around both.
Primary schools
Served by Hillsborough County Public Schools, with elementary, middle, and high school options zoned to the address. See published ratings →
What the homes are like
It depends entirely on which side of campus you’re looking at — older single-family stock to the west, newer planned-community construction to the east. Not one housing type; two genuinely different markets sharing one commute.
What you get here
A choice between an established west-side street and a newer east-side community, both inside a short drive of campus. Moffitt and AdventHealth as a second reason to be here, beyond the university itself.