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Tampa, FL
Florida · Hillsborough County · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro
Tampa is a large city in Florida with a population of 393,389. Residents earn $71,302 per year, which is 5% below the national average.
3.3
/5.0
B
Good
393,389
Population
3,436/sq mi density
$71,302
Median Income
$49,513 per capita
$375,300
Home Value
$369,079 Zillow
$1,567
Median Rent
32.5% income on rent
74°F
Avg Temperature
340 sunny days/yr
405
Violent Crime/100K
1,629 property/100K
B
Overall
3.3 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B+
Economy
3.9 / 5.0
$71,302 median income, 3.1% unemployment
B+
Affordability
3.7 / 5.0
$375,300 home value, $1,567/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
405 violent crimes/100K (7% above avg)
A+
Education
4.6 / 5.0
44.6% bachelor's degree or higher
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Historic Markers
22
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Haunted Places
11
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Mines
1
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Haunted Places Near Tampa, FL
11 reported haunted locations found near Tampa, FL.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Britton Cinema | Doors in the ladies room are reported to shut and lock and toilets flush when no one is in the restroom is in there (except for the frightened customer). Also, multiple ghosts have been reported by managers past in the upstairs theaters that used to be one large balcony. Voices have been heard in the hall near auditorium #5 late at night when no one was in the building. An usher once heard someone call his name in auditorium #3 late at night when no one was around. And, last, an assistant man... |
| Falk Theatre | Believed to be haunted by Bessie Snavely. In her time, it was the Park Theatre. Bessie Snavely was an actress whose dressing room was on the third floor of this theatre. She hung herself there. |
| Fun Lan Drive-in theater | Built in 1950. A witness reports seeing a woman who was 6 feet tall walk in the door. She had long dark hair and as she walked in, she was looking down at the floor. The witness turned to look at her, but when they did she vanished. |
| Howard W. Blake High School | The site of Blake High school was a hospital many years ago. When walking in hallways, it will be normal temperature. Once in a classroom, especially in the E building(theater) or B building, temperature will drop drastically, even if the air conditioning is broken, giving you hospital conditions. It is believed by the students that the B building was where the mortuary was. |
| Howard W. Blake High School | Auditorium - Years ago a teacher died in the auditorium (area 1) of a heart attack during a pep rally. A cold spot can be felt while walking into the auditorium for every pep rally. |
| Howard W. Blake High School | Library - the library where another teacher died. Near the tables in the back of the library you can feel a strange chill rise up your spine. |
| Howard W. Blake High School | Main Theatre - To roll with the typical "all theatres have their ghosts" you can see strange lights in the wings, music, and occasional whistling. Things seem to go wrong during every show staged in that theatre. |
| Miquels Mexican Restaurant | was once Doc Sloan's House. Doc Sloan was a bootlegger during prohibition and the rich guy in town. He built a fancy Mediterranean style house on what was then the edge of town. His three year old daughter caught herself on fire and died on the second floor of the structure. Since that time people have heard a child screaming, sometimes a child crying and many times things move about with no explanation. - November 2003 Update: This Structure has been torn down and has become a cvs/pharmacy |
| Old Tampa Theater | It is an old theater that is very intricately detailed inside and has a particularly haunted look to it anyway. A young man in the 1940's started working there, his job running the projector. He loved his job and continued to work there until his death. Now employees have said that they occasionally hear footsteps and chains in deserted hallways behind the stage and have spotted someone in the projecting room even though there was no one up there at the time. Also reports of smell rancid smel... |
| University of Tampa | This place used to be a hotel over a hundred years ago. Theodore Roosevelt even stayed in it once. The second floor is blocked off and said to be unsafe because of age. Tour guides report seeing apparitions from the windows outside. |
| University of Tampa | Frank Theater - A building owned by the University, actually off campus called the Falk theater is said to be haunted by a women who used to be an actress there. For some reason she hung herself and her apparition has been seen as well as strange voices. |