A closer look at the cities and communities inside Hillsborough County — their parks, government offices, populations, and the neighborhoods worth knowing about as you settle in.
Tampa is the county seat and largest city in Hillsborough County, a major Gulf Coast port and the economic and cultural hub of the Tampa Bay region, known for its historic Ybor City cigar district, the downtown Riverwalk, and waterfront neighborhoods like Hyde Park.
Brandon is the largest unincorporated community in Hillsborough County and a major suburban retail and residential center east of Tampa, anchored by the Westfield Brandon mall and serving as the commercial heart of the county's eastern suburbs.
Riverview is one of the fastest-growing communities in Hillsborough County, set along the Alafia River in the county's southeast where the Tampa metro meets more open countryside, blending large master-planned communities with older river-town roots.
Town 'n' Country is a large, diverse suburban community in northwestern Hillsborough County, one of the Tampa area's first postwar suburbs, known for its multicultural, family-friendly neighborhoods and proximity to the bay.
Plant City is a historic railroad town between Tampa and Lakeland, world-famous as the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World and host of the annual Florida Strawberry Festival, with a walkable downtown of early-20th-century historic districts.
Valrico is a suburban, family-oriented community in eastern Hillsborough County adjoining Brandon, with roots in former cattle pastures and farmland and best known for the large Bloomingdale area.
Carrollwood is an established, mature suburb in northwestern Hillsborough County north of downtown Tampa, defined by its chain of lakes and the deed-restricted Carrollwood Village community, known for tree-lined streets and a settled, lakeside residential character.
Ruskin is a waterside community in southern Hillsborough County, founded in 1908 on the Little Manatee River with a long agricultural heritage as a major tomato- and vegetable-farming center, known for waterfront access and small-town character.
Citrus Park is a suburban community in northwestern Hillsborough County, anchored by the Citrus Park Town Center mall and crossed by the Upper Tampa Bay Trail, mixing master-planned subdivisions with pockets of older semi-rural neighborhoods.
Temple Terrace is a small incorporated city northeast of Tampa, one of the first planned golf-course communities in the United States (1920s) and named for the hybrid Temple orange, known for its Mediterranean Revival architecture, mature oaks, and Hillsborough River setting.
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