Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 50/100
D+
Median home value$371,800
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,434/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households34%
Tampa 36%
Lake Magdalene
Hillsborough County32,083 residentsHillsborough
58
C
Suburbgrade score
19th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
58
Tampa median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lake Magdalene is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lake Magdalene against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Within-state proficiency46th pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.5
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate87%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 74/100
B
Housing cost index94
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.80%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.50%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Mean commute27.1 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes52%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi7.3
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 67/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés31
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries11
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks25
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Median household income$75,594
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment3.6%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations44%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lake Magdalene on housing & affordability
Lake Magdalene's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Keystone8 mi from Lake MagdaleneB+ 54 C− Fish Hawk23 mi from Lake MagdaleneB− 51 D+ Apollo Beach23 mi from Lake MagdaleneB− 52 D+ Trinity12 mi from Lake MagdaleneB− 60 C Westchase8 mi from Lake MagdaleneC+ 61 C Lutz5 mi from Lake MagdaleneC+ 54 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Lake Magdalene
Is Lake Magdalene, FL a good place to live?
Lake Magdalene scores 58 out of 100, 19th of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Lake Magdalene expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $371,800, 8% above the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.80%. $1,434/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lake Magdalene?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Lake Magdalene sit at the 46th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 17.5 student–teacher ratio. Lake Magdalene is served by Hillsborough. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lake Magdalene?
The mean commute is 27.1 min, with 52% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 19% working from home. Transit density is 7.3 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lake Magdalene?
Within two miles there are 11 groceries, 31 restaurants and cafés and 25 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Lake Magdalene old or new?
The median home in Lake Magdalene was built in 1982 — close to 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. 69% 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.