PalmettoParrishEllenton

Moving to Palmarrish

What people look up before they move here: how fast it's growing, what homes cost, taxes, schools, game day, the beach and how far it is to everything.

PalmettoParrishwith Ellenton in between

How fast it's growing

+30%
People in all three ZIP codes, 2010 to 2020: 68,544 to 89,391
Parrish
+59%
17,135 to 27,212 people
Palmetto
+22%
39,457 to 48,082 people
Ellenton
+18%
11,952 to 14,097 people

4,631 homes sold across the three ZIP codes from Aug. 2025 to July 2026; 68% of them were new, most of those in Parrish.

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Side by side

By ZIP code: 34219 Parrish, 34221 Palmetto (the city and the area around it), 34222 Ellenton.

ParrishPalmettoEllenton
People, about33,30056,20014,800
Median home sale$389K$370K$410K
Typical rent a month$2,579$2,231$2,112
Median age45.745.555
Median household income$114K$78K$64K
Miles to downtown Tampa344442
Miles to downtown Sarasota271517
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Area by area

Parrish

Palmetto

Palmetto the city is 5.35 square miles with 13,562 people (2025); ZIP 34221 around it has about 56,200. City limits matter for taxes and police.

Ellenton

Getting around

Road miles from the center of each area, and drive times without traffic, rounded to 5 minutes. Rush hour on I-75 and I-275 takes longer.

  • Downtowns

    Palmetto, Bradenton, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota

    • Downtown PalmettoParrish12 mi20 minPalmettoHere Ellenton3 mi5 minSee it on our tracker
    • Downtown TampaParrish34 mi45 minPalmetto44 mi55 minEllenton42 mi50 min
    • Downtown St. PetersburgParrish30 mi40 minPalmetto24 mi30 minEllenton26 mi35 min
    • Downtown BradentonParrish13 mi25 minPalmetto2 mi5 minEllenton5 mi10 min
    • Downtown SarasotaParrish27 mi40 minPalmetto15 mi25 minEllenton17 mi30 min

    Source: OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), without traffic

  • Airports

    Tampa International and Sarasota Bradenton

    • Tampa International AirportParrish41 mi1 hrPalmetto42 mi55 minEllenton43 mi1 hr
    • Sarasota Bradenton AirportParrish21 mi40 minPalmetto10 mi20 minEllenton12 mi25 min

    Source: OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), without traffic

Hospitals and ERs

Road miles from each area, and drive times without traffic, rounded to 5 minutes.

Game day, beaches and theme parks

Road miles from each area, and drive times without traffic, rounded to 5 minutes.

  • Game day

    Pro teams and spring training, 3 to 45 miles away

    • Pirates spring training and the Bradenton MaraudersLECOM Park, Bradenton. The Pirates train here in February and March; the Marauders, their Single-A team, play April to September. WebsiteParrish14 mi25 minPalmetto3 mi5 minEllenton5 mi10 min
    • Orioles spring trainingEd Smith Stadium, Sarasota. Baltimore's spring home. WebsiteParrish25 mi40 minPalmetto15 mi25 minEllenton16 mi25 min
    • Tampa Bay RaysTropicana Field, St. Petersburg. Back at the Trop since April 2026, after a season in Tampa while the hurricane-damaged roof was rebuilt. WebsiteParrish29 mi40 minPalmetto23 mi30 minEllenton25 mi35 min
    • Tampa Bay RowdiesAl Lang Stadium, St. Petersburg. USL Championship soccer on the downtown waterfront. WebsiteParrish30 mi40 minPalmetto24 mi30 minEllenton26 mi35 min
    • Tampa Bay BuccaneersRaymond James Stadium, Tampa. NFL. WebsiteParrish39 mi55 minPalmetto43 mi55 minEllenton44 mi1 hr
    • Tampa Bay LightningBenchmark International Arena, Tampa. NHL. The arena was Amalie Arena until 2025. WebsiteParrish34 mi50 minPalmetto44 mi55 minEllenton43 mi50 min
    • Yankees spring trainingGeorge M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa. New York's spring home. WebsiteParrish39 mi55 minPalmetto43 mi55 minEllenton45 mi1 hr

    1 game on our weekend list

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  • Beaches

    Anna Maria Island, Siesta Key and St. Pete Beach, 11 to 35 miles away

    • Manatee Public BeachHolmes Beach, Anna Maria Island. Manatee County's beach on Gulf Drive, with lifeguards every day of the year. WebsiteParrish22 mi40 minPalmetto11 mi20 minEllenton14 mi25 min
    • Coquina BeachAnna Maria Island. Manatee County's beach at the south end of the island. WebsiteParrish24 mi45 minPalmetto13 mi25 minEllenton15 mi30 min
    • Anna Maria Bayfront ParkAnna Maria, Anna Maria Island. A county park on the bay side, looking out at Egmont Key and the Sunshine Skyway. WebsiteParrish25 mi50 minPalmetto14 mi30 minEllenton17 mi35 min
    • Siesta BeachSiesta Key, Sarasota. Sarasota County's beach park on Siesta Key. WebsiteParrish34 mi50 minPalmetto22 mi40 minEllenton28 mi40 min
    • St. Pete BeachSt. Pete Beach. A beach city in Pinellas County. WebsiteParrish28 mi40 minPalmetto23 mi30 minEllenton24 mi35 min
    • Pass-a-Grille BeachSt. Pete Beach. The southern tip of St. Pete Beach. WebsiteParrish29 mi40 minPalmetto23 mi35 minEllenton25 mi35 min
    • Fort De Soto ParkTierra Verde. Pinellas County park with beaches and kayaking. WebsiteParrish35 mi55 minPalmetto29 mi45 minEllenton31 mi50 min

    Local favorites close to home

    Source: OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), without traffic

  • Theme parks

    Busch Gardens, LEGOLAND, Universal and SeaWorld

    • Busch Gardens Tampa BayTampa. Theme park and zoo. WebsiteParrish42 mi1 hrPalmetto49 mi1 hr 5 minEllenton48 mi1 hr
    • Adventure IslandTampa. Water park next to Busch Gardens. WebsiteParrish41 mi55 minPalmetto48 mi1 hrEllenton47 mi55 min
    • LEGOLAND FloridaWinter Haven. Theme park. WebsiteParrish65 mi1 hr 30 minPalmetto83 mi1 hr 45 minEllenton81 mi1 hr 40 min
    • Universal OrlandoOrlando. Universal's theme parks. WebsiteParrish100 mi2 hrPalmetto107 mi2 hr 5 minEllenton106 mi2 hr 5 min
    • SeaWorld OrlandoOrlando. Marine theme park. WebsiteParrish96 mi1 hr 55 minPalmetto103 mi2 hrEllenton102 mi2 hr

    Source: OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), without traffic

  • Walt Disney World

    Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom, about 1 hr 55 min from Parrish

    Driving to Magic Kingdom; the other parks are a few miles from it.

    Parrish94 mi1 hr 55 minPalmetto101 mi2 hrEllenton100 mi1 hr 55 min

    Sources: Walt Disney World, OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), without traffic

Storms and flooding

Look up an address before you buy or rent: its hurricane evacuation level with Manatee County, and its flood zone on FEMA's flood maps. As the county puts it, "Evacuation levels are not the same as flood zones."

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