Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 62/100
C
Median home value$377,400
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$2,045/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
Tampa 36%
Land O' Lakes
Pasco County38,910 residentsPasco
55
C−
Suburbgrade score
27th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
55
Tampa median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Land O' Lakes is like to live in, by category
Bars show Land O' Lakes against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 52/100
D+
Within-state proficiency43rd pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.9
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate89%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Housing cost index106
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.80%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.00%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 41/100
D−
Mean commute30.6 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes45%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi0.5
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 50/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés19
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks26
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 59/100
C
Median household income$98,568
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment5.5%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations52%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Land O' Lakes on commute & transport
Land O' Lakes's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Tampa17 mi from Land O' LakesB 63 C+ Safety Harbor21 mi from Land O' LakesB− 66 C+ Dunedin24 mi from Land O' LakesB− 60 C Temple Terrace12 mi from Land O' LakesC+ 58 C Oldsmar18 mi from Land O' LakesC+ 62 C Palm Harbor21 mi from Land O' LakesC+ 62 C Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Land O' Lakes
Is Land O' Lakes, FL a good place to live?
Land O' Lakes scores 55 out of 100, 27th of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Land O' Lakes expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $377,400, 9% above the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.80%. $2,045/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Land O' Lakes?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Land O' Lakes sit at the 43rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 15.9 student–teacher ratio. Land O' Lakes is served by Pasco. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Land O' Lakes?
The mean commute is 30.6 min, with 45% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 0.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Land O' Lakes?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 19 restaurants and cafés and 26 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Land O' Lakes old or new?
The median home in Land O' Lakes was built in 1999 — newer 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. 83% 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.