Pool Builders in Tampa Bay and Manatee by Town
Start with the town where your pool will go.
These pages connect neighborhoods across Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Manatee with public pool permit records. You can see who has been filing homeowner pool projects nearby, read the coverage note for your town and choose builders to contact about your yard.
Tampa + Hillsborough County (28 towns)
Pinellas County (14 towns)
Pasco County (13 towns)
Manatee County (5 towns)
What the Tampa Bay permit data shows
Your town name helps you find the page, but the permit office tells you what the records cover. Check that distinction before comparing builders, especially where a city has its own building department outside the county collection.
| Permit office | Homeowner pools | Median pool | Median pool + spa | Middle half, all pools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Tampa | 521 | $78,400 | $90,000 | $63,000 - $103,900 |
| Hillsborough County (unincorporated) | 712 | $79,700 | $101,900 | $61,900 - $110,400 |
| Pinellas County (unincorporated + contract cities) | 323 | $75,000 | $107,700 | $60,000 - $107,700 |
| Pasco County | 671 | $82,100 | $106,200 | $63,800 - $111,400 |
| Manatee County | 1,280 | $78,100 | $85,000 | $54,900 - $106,200 |
| All 5 areas | 3,507 | $79,000 | $95,000 | $60,000 - $108,100 |
- Tampa city permits and unincorporated Hillsborough County permits come from separate offices.
- Some city pages use county permits in their ZIP codes; read the coverage note.
- Choose builders by recorded local activity, then check the license and compare written quotes.
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You can start in Brandon or Riverview, move north to Wesley Chapel and Land O' Lakes, or look south around Lakewood Ranch and Bradenton. Across the collected records, homeowner pools include projects at existing houses and alongside new custom homes. Pools sold in a home builder's package are excluded from those counts. That keeps your search focused on builders whose permit records include work commissioned by homeowners.
Coverage follows the office that issued the permit. Pinellas County records cover unincorporated areas and its contract cities, including Oldsmar and Safety Harbor. Separate city departments such as St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Largo are outside the collection, as are Bradenton and Palmetto in Manatee. Those town pages use county permits in their ZIP codes and explain that scope. All of Sarasota County is outside this collection. Use the town notes and county guides together before turning the ranking into a shortlist.
Most active builders across the region
| # | Builder | Homeowner pools | Pool + spa | Median job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holiday Pools of West Florida Inc | 170 | 151 | $41,500 |
| 2 | Pool Perfection LLC | 117 | 2 | $103,100 |
| 3 | Islandway Pools, LLC | 116 | 15 | $77,300 |
| 4 | Gulfstream Pools & Spas Inc | 114 | 74 | $103,000 |
| 5 | Trusted Pool and Spa LLC | 113 | 76 | $97,400 |
| 6 | Coast to Coast Pools | 109 | 44 | $92,500 |
| 7 | Waterscapes Pools & Spas LLC | 95 | 62 | $50,000 |
| 8 | Duwet Inc | 80 | 0 | $76,900 |
| 9 | Trendsetter Pools LLC | 78 | 18 | $86,700 |
| 10 | Jackson Custom Pools & Outdoor Living LLC | 72 | 14 | $80,000 |
Common questions
Which parts of Tampa Bay and Manatee have town pages?
The town list covers Census places with at least 10,000 people in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Manatee counties. It includes Tampa, Palm Harbor, Wesley Chapel and Lakewood Ranch, among others. Open your town's page for the ZIP codes and permit office used to build its ranking.
Why does a city page show county permit records?
Some cities issue their own permits, and those departments are outside the records collected here. For those places, the page uses county permits in the town's ZIP codes. That is a view of nearby recorded activity, with the coverage explained on the page, rather than a complete count of city-issued permits.
Are Tampa and Hillsborough County the same permit area?
They are separate sources in this directory. City of Tampa Construction Services issues the city's residential pool permits, while Hillsborough County Development Services handles the unincorporated county through HillsGovHub. Use the office named on your town's page when reading its permit values and builder counts.
How do I turn a town ranking into a builder shortlist?
Read the coverage note, compare homeowner pool counts and look at the pool-versus-spa mix. Activity gives you a starting point; check each contractor's license at myfloridalicense.com and compare written quotes. Pick up to 3 pool builders in our network and they will contact you to look at your yard.
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