Sun City Center
Sun City Center at a glance
| Metric | Value | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Walk Score | 62 / 100 | 53 businesses within walking distance |
| Transit | 0 / 100 | no stops within an 800 m walk — car-dependent |
| Drive times | 11–19 min | across 8 directions within ~8 km |
| Air quality | AQI 83 | Excellent air quality; 31.7°C at the sampled reading |
| Rooftop solar | ~130,920 kWh/yr | ~387 m² usable roof; up to 197 panels (illustrative centroid roof) |
| Local market | 4.17★ average | Mixed-use urban |
What's it like to live in Sun City Center?
Sun City Center is an unincorporated census-designated place and age-restricted 55-plus community in southern Hillsborough County, Florida, characterized by low-profile, single-story development. Dominant housing styles include detached single-family dwellings, duplexes, townhouses, and condominiums, split between several distinct sub-neighborhoods such as Kings Point and the original Sun City Center proper. The community is designed to be self-contained, with local mobility heavily centered around golf carts, which are legally permitted to operate on public streets during daylight hours. Residents use these carts to traverse local commercial streets, primarily Sun City Center Boulevard (State Road 674) and Pebble Beach Boulevard, which connect to retail complexes like Sun City Center Plaza. Green space and outdoor recreation are defined by multiple local golf courses—including Cypress Creek Golf Club and Sandpiper Golf Club—as well as the nearby Little Manatee River State Park, located immediately south of the community's boundaries.
The local business ecosystem is driven primarily by the healthcare, social assistance, and retail sectors, anchored by major community facilities such as HCA Florida South Shore Hospital and surrounding medical offices. For remote workers and professionals, workspace facilities in the area include VFG Coworking Space on South Pebble Beach Boulevard and the Remote Workspace and Reading Lounge. Daily commuters connect to major regional employment centers using Interstate 75 via Exit 240 on Sun City Center Boulevard, or U.S. Route 301, which bounds the eastern side of the area. These highways provide direct routes north to Tampa, situated 24 miles away, and south to Bradenton and Sarasota. Public transportation is managed by Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART), which operates Line 571 (South County Flex) and Line 75LX (South County Shopper) to serve local transit needs.
How walkable and connected is it?
Sun City Center is a mixed-use urban pocket of Florida, with 53 businesses mapped within walking distance. Its walkability rates 62/100 — above average for walkability in Florida. Local businesses average 4.17★ on Google, and medium foot traffic peaking weekday daytime.
For getting around, transit access scores 0/100 (Poor). There is no practical transit route to Downtown (~27.7 km); reaching it is about 37 min by car. Typical drive times to key destinations average 14.1 min — among the top 5% for drive times in Florida.
Environmentally, current air quality is excellent (AQI 83), among the top 5% for air quality in Florida.
Neighbourhood composition · 53 businesses mapped
Local market activity
How do you get around?
Transit access · 0/100 (Poor)
Drive time by direction (~8 km)
What's the climate, air quality and solar potential?
Air quality & weather
Rooftop solar — example
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