Old Seminole Heights
The quieter, older half of Seminole Heights, settled. Bungalows under live oaks, porch lights instead of patio bars, and neighbors who remember which trees came down in which hurricane. Florida Avenue still delivers the Mermaid Tavern and Ella's when you want noise, but the cross-streets keep their own rhythm. Schools sit mid-pack, which is local code for fine but not the reason you moved here. The trade is honest: slower turnover, lower ceiling on resale flash, and the occasional pre-war plumbing surprise. In exchange, you get one of Tampa's few neighborhoods where walking the dog still counts as the evening plan.
Old Seminole Heights by the numbers
Old Seminole Heights runs female-leaning, about 48% men to 52% women.
Median individual income in Old Seminole Heights is about $35,300.
Florida registers voters by party, and Hillsborough County has flipped Republican: about 36% Republican to 33% Democratic, with a 27% no-party bloc.
The median renter in Old Seminole Heights pays about $1,410 a month.
About 10,400 Old Seminole Heights residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Bo's Ice Cream
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Steelbach
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Front Porch & Bart's Tavern
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Chanko
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Independent Bar & Kitchen
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USF Botanical Gardens
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Blind Tiger Coffee Roasters - Seminole Heights
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Sea Maids Creamery (Icecream & a Little More)
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Wicked Oak BarbeQue
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Spaddy's Coffee Co.
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Sal Rosa
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The Dirty Shame
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The Rollin' Mullet
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Chocolate Pi
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Strandhill Public (Tampa Heights)
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Corner Club Tampa
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Con Amor
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The Lab Coffee - Heights
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The DIY Room
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