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Homes in Palm Harbor
Palm Harbor's 30,595 homes are a mix: 54% detached houses, 27% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 11% townhouses and other attached houses.
The 1980s and 1990s built 61% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 29% are older than that and 11% newer. The median home dates from 1985. Owners live in 78% of homes.
In nearby Clearwater, 7 miles away, 56% of homes were built before 1980, so Palm Harbor's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Palm Harbor's homes are newer than those in 76% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Manufactured homes
7% of homes are mobile or manufactured homes, whose windows usually sit in thin walls with little depth inside the opening. An outside mount on a frame is the reliable choice there, fixed into the framing around the window rather than the thin wall panel.
Rounded drywall corners
71% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 78% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Palm Harbor weather and your shutters
At Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, FL (5 mi away), August averages a high of 90.8°F and January a low of 50.7°F. Average highs reach 85°F from May to September.
About 95 days a year reach 90°F, 2 nights fall to freezing and 55.2 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around July and least in November.
That's more 90°F days than in 80% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 13 h 55 min on the longest day to 10 h 21 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 85° above the horizon in June and 38° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, FL (temperature) and Dunedin 2.8 Ese, FL (precipitation, 4 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69.3°F | 50.7°F | 2.8 in |
| Feb | 72°F | 53.8°F | 2.6 in |
| Mar | 76°F | 57.6°F | 2.8 in |
| Apr | 81.1°F | 63.2°F | 2.8 in |
| May | 86.2°F | 69.1°F | 2.1 in |
| Jun | 89.7°F | 74.4°F | 7.8 in |
| Jul | 90.6°F | 75.6°F | 10.2 in |
| Aug | 90.8°F | 75.7°F | 8.8 in |
| Sep | 88.9°F | 73.6°F | 7.5 in |
| Oct | 83.8°F | 67.3°F | 3.1 in |
| Nov | 76.3°F | 58.6°F | 1.8 in |
| Dec | 71.4°F | 53.5°F | 2.9 in |
Summer sun
On the 95 days a year above 90°F, closed louvers keep direct sun off the glass and out of the room. In a window that takes afternoon sun, white and light paint finishes stay cooler to the touch than dark stains.
Humid summers
Hot days and 55.2 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Fitting them in Palm Harbor
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Palm Harbor
- Clearwater 7 mi
- Town 'n' Country 12 mi
- Largo 12 mi
- Pinellas Park 16 mi
- Tampa 19 mi
- St. Petersburg 23 mi
More about shutters in Palm Harbor
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Palm Harbor’s own figures.
Price your windows
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