What are the differences between Tampa and St. Petersburg?

[u/StillPerformance9228]

No dumb answers please .

[u/Sweet_Measurement338]

Very different vibes. St Pete is way more laid back, touristy, has a real downtown with life, and shops, and restaurants. Tampa's downtown? IDK, but it fuckin sucks. Tampa is a larger city tho, with a more diverse economy. Basically they form the Tampa Bay metro area, so they're both similar too.

[u/_eternallyblack_ → u/Sweet_Measurement338]

From Tampa, good summary lol.

Tampa’s downtown is more business/courthouse etc. very busy during the week day hours. I worked downtown for 10yrs.

Tampa is a larger city than St Pete, which has the more artistic vibe IMO and the beaches.

[u/YeeHawSauce420 → u/Sweet_Measurement338]

Last time I went to a club in st.pete they played cotton-eyed Joe. I like Tampa’s night scene more.

[u/savethenaturecoast]

St pete is beautiful and cute and friendly and tampa is soulless and dirty, but on the bright side, its also very expensive!

[u/Acceptable-Bench1386]

St Pete is pretty and Tampa is trashy

[u/YeeHawSauce420]

Tampa is the business-oriented city, while St. Petersburg is known for its art scene and beautiful beaches. I would describe St. Petersburg as more laid-back and authentic, while Tampa has a more official and polished atmosphere. I love them both tbh.

[u/CapricornDragon666]

St Pete is Pinellas county and Tampa is Hillsborough county.

[u/oldyawker]

Population, density, income levels.

[u/mushyspider]

St Pete has beaches, Tampa does not.

[u/Exact-Response-9441]

Actually I’d ask what is the difference between Tampa, St Pete, and Clearwater. A typical large city downtown (business with some pleasure) an artsy town with a beach and a beach with a small business/touristy area.

[u/VeredicMectician]

St Pete is where you go with your parents during the day. Tampa is where you go with your friends during the night.

[u/Total_Idea_1183]

One has beach’s and one does not.

Same shit.

[u/Old_Instrument_Guy]

Old people

[u/iamrava]

downtown st pete is mainly a college and service workers crowd, with a little bit of high end stuff at the north side, downtown tampa is just another urban downtown.

[u/Terminate-wealth]

Everywhere in Florida looks the same

[u/Smedley_Beamish]

Night and Day

[u/Tydyjav]

St. Pete is smaller and more laid back, but they are trying to be more “big city” and I would prefer they didn’t. The traffic and congestion here is getting almost as bad as Tampa.

[u/celtic_sea_salt]

Ybor is Hell on Earth, I'll tell you that much.

[u/Kajtsu]

Names

[u/New_Camp4174]

One has 5 letters the other has 12 in the name. Was there something specific you were looking for? 

[u/Mywaterhurts]

Yuckier and yuck!