Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 35/100
F
Median home value$315,100
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,482/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households48%
Tampa 36%
Egypt Lake-Leto
Hillsborough County35,873 residentsHillsborough
53
C−
Suburbgrade score
38th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
53
Tampa median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Egypt Lake-Leto is like to live in, by category
Bars show Egypt Lake-Leto against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 47/100
D
Within-state proficiency46th pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.6
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate87%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 81/100
B+
Housing cost index89
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.65%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.50%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Mean commute27.3 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes60%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi20
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés37
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries9
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks32
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 34/100
F
Median household income$54,032
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment7.1%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations27%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Egypt Lake-Leto on employment & income
Egypt Lake-Leto's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Pebble Creek14 mi from Egypt Lake-LetoB+ 60 C Keystone10 mi from Egypt Lake-LetoB+ 54 C− Westchase7 mi from Egypt Lake-LetoB 61 C Lutz9 mi from Egypt Lake-LetoB 54 C− Fish Hawk21 mi from Egypt Lake-LetoB 51 D+ Cheval9 mi from Egypt Lake-LetoB− 54 C− Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Egypt Lake-Leto
Is Egypt Lake-Leto, FL a good place to live?
Egypt Lake-Leto scores 53 out of 100, 38th of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Egypt Lake-Leto expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $315,100, 9% below the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.65%. $1,482/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Egypt Lake-Leto?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Egypt Lake-Leto sit at the 46th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 19.6 student–teacher ratio. Egypt Lake-Leto is served by Hillsborough. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Egypt Lake-Leto?
The mean commute is 27.3 min, with 60% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 20 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Egypt Lake-Leto?
Within two miles there are 9 groceries, 37 restaurants and cafés and 32 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Egypt Lake-Leto old or new?
The median home in Egypt Lake-Leto was built in 1980 — older than the Tampa median of 1986. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 50% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.