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Roofing in Progress Village, Florida

Progress Village was Tampa's first low-income housing suburb, planned as a neighborhood outside the city limits, and today it holds 11,188 people. The place is unincorporated, so the Hillsborough County building office issues your roof permit. The 2011 median build year suggests most roofs here are far younger than 25 years.

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Updated October 2026

Drone view of a two-story home with a brown shingle roof, a red debris container in the driveway and a neighboring home with a dark blue-gray roof.

At a glance

Progress Village homes at a glance

People (2020 Census): 11,188
Median year homes were built: 2011
Share of homes built before 1980: 12.8%
Share of homes built 2010 or later: 53.8%
Owner-occupied share of occupied homes: 64.8%

Census figures; each one is listed in the sources at the end of this page.

Home age

How old are the roofs in Progress Village?

The median home here was built in 2011, and 53.8 percent of homes date from 2010 or later. Only 17.1 percent were built before 2000. That suggests most roofs are likely still inside their working life, with the older minority being the ones to inspect first.

Some of those older homes matter for insurance. Citizens sets a line at 25 years for shingle roofs: past it, the owner must document at least five more years of useful life. The 12.8 percent of homes built before 1980 are the likeliest to cross it. Whether this affects your policy is a question for your insurer or agent, who can review the exact terms.

Permits

Who issues a roof permit in Progress Village?

Progress Village is unincorporated, so permits come from the Hillsborough County building office. Your contractor files the application, and you should confirm current forms and fees with that office directly. Tampa's Local Historic Districts review exterior repairs, but those reviews sit inside city limits and not in this unincorporated area.

A recorded Notice of Commencement has to be posted at the job before the first inspection. The permit card warns that leaving it out can mean you pay for the improvements twice. The permit itself lapses if work has not begun 6 months after issuance.

Repairs have a limit too. Touch more than 25 percent of one roof section within 12 months and the whole section must be replaced or recovered. The exception helps newer homes: a roof built or redone under the 2007 code or later only needs the repaired part to meet current code.

Building permits

Hillsborough County - Building Permits & Records (unincorporated Hillsborough County)

Official building page

Office names and links only. Fees, forms and timing change; check the official page.

Housing mix

Mobile homes and multifamily buildings here

Single-family detached homes are 49.5 percent of housing units, mobile homes are 4.4 percent, and 10.4 percent of homes sit in buildings with 5 or more units. Owners occupy 64.8 percent of occupied homes. Apartment roofs are usually a property manager's decision, while a detached house is yours to schedule.

For manufactured homes, the building code splits on a date. Homes made before March 1, 2002 followed the Standard Building Code, and later ones followed the Florida Building Code. Check your home's build date before you pick a roof system.

Local weather

Rain and storms that test Progress Village roofs

The Tampa airport station records 49.48 inches of rain in a normal year, and roughly 61 percent of that lands between June and September. At this location, a 10-year storm drops 6.27 inches in 24 hours, and a 100-year storm drops 11.2. Shingle edges, flashing and roof vents are where that volume tends to find a way in.

Hurricane Eta in 2020 put 3 to 4 feet of surge over ground in the Tampa Bay area and dropped up to 10.64 inches of rain near Sun City Center. Progress Village sits about 9 miles southeast of downtown Tampa, with water covering 6.9 percent of its area. Lightning is also a factor: this Tampa Bay corridor gets the most lightning in the country, mostly May through October.

Local record

On record for Progress Village

Water covers 6.9% of the place's total area.

Services

Roofing services in Progress Village

Questions

Progress Village roofing questions

Do you need a permit for a new roof in Progress Village?

Yes, plan on a permit. Progress Village is unincorporated, so the Hillsborough County building office issues it. Your contractor normally files it. The Notice of Commencement must be recorded and posted before the first inspection, and the permit becomes invalid if work does not start within 6 months. Confirm current requirements with the county office.

Source: Hillsborough County - Building Permits & Records (unincorporated Hillsborough County), read Oct 5, 2026

Related: Roof replacement

Do older Progress Village homes face insurer roof rules?

They can. The median home here dates to 2011, but 12.8 percent of homes were built before 1980. For shingle roofs more than 25 years old, Citizens Property Insurance asks for proof of at least five years of remaining useful life. What applies to your policy is something your own insurer or agent can explain to you directly.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024), table B25034, via Census Reporter API, read Oct 5, 2026

Related: Roof inspections

Does a mobile home in Progress Village follow the same roof code?

Mobile homes are 4.4 percent of housing units here. The Florida Building Code treats homes made before March 1, 2002 under the older Standard Building Code, and later homes under the Florida Building Code. Check your home's manufacture date and ask the Hillsborough County building office which rules apply to your roof.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024), table B25024, via Census Reporter API, read Oct 5, 2026

Related: New construction roofing

How hard does it rain on roofs here?

Hard enough to matter. Tampa averages 49.48 inches a year, and most of it comes in summer. A 1-hour 10-year storm here falls at 2.92 inches an hour. A 100-year storm drops 11.2 inches over 24 hours. Flashing and edge details take the most punishment in those downpours.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USW00012842 TAMPA INTL AP, read Oct 5, 2026

Related: Roof repair

What is the 25 percent roof rule in Hillsborough County?

If you repair, replace or recover more than 25 percent of a roof section in 12 months, the entire section must be replaced or recovered. A roof built or redone under the 2007 Florida Building Code or later only needs the repaired part to meet current code. With 53.8 percent of local homes built 2010 or later, that exception likely covers many roofs here.

Source: 2023 Florida Building Code, Building, 8th ed., Chapter 15 (UpCodes viewer, unofficial transcription), read Oct 5, 2026

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