Is Egypt Lake-Leto a good place to live?
Egypt Lake-Leto’s weakest is cost of living (C−): the typical home is worth about $315K, 4.2 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Where it does best is walkability: it is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, ranking 513th of 634 in Florida. Nationally, it does better than 14% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is West Park, at 29 acres. 48% of households live in a home they own in the town, below both the Florida town median (72%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for schools and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap.
How Egypt Lake-Leto grades
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Egypt Lake-Leto is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has little public open land.
Egypt Lake-Leto is less healthy than seven in ten U.S. towns
Against the 7,135 U.S. towns with household incomes like Egypt Lake-Leto’s, it is healthier than 58%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income. All 3 graded neighbors score healthier than its C, from Town 'n' Country (B) to Carrollwood (A−).
16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Egypt Lake-Leto. Of 31 CDC measures, Egypt Lake-Leto beats the Florida average on 3 and trails it on 14. In Egypt Lake-Leto, 16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, and 27% say their health is fair or poor.
| Egypt Lake-Leto | Typical Florida town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Egypt Lake-Leto | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.8% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 21.6% | 26.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 28.2% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Egypt Lake-Leto’s public schools trail 57% of Florida districts
Public schools: the Hillsborough school district. The largest public high school is Leto High School, with 1,995 students. Two of its 6 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 858 | C− |
| Leto High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,995 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Egypt Lake-Leto: mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 50°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90°.
Snow almost never falls. Rain and melted snow add up to about 53 inches a year in the town.
| Egypt Lake-Leto | Typical Florida town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Florida overall
In Egypt Lake-Leto, 16% of residents are under 18. Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide); people 65 and older are 15% of residents (21% statewide). Here, a quarter of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 34% in Florida as a whole. 20% never finished high school.
| Egypt Lake-Leto | Typical Florida town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.5 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 59% are men (FL 51%). Median age: women 42.1, men 39.8.
| Egypt Lake-Leto | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.9% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.6% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.6% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 20.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.1% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.5% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.5% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.8% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.8% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
About one in three of Egypt Lake-Leto’s working residents commute to Tampa
Jobs based here grew from 13,624 in 2014 to 23,036.
Jobs based in Egypt Lake-Leto grew to 23,036 in 2024, 9,412 more than in 2014. Commuting out is the norm here: 5% of working residents work locally. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 17%. The top destinations are Tampa (34%), Town 'n' Country (7%) and East Lake-Orient Park (3%).
| Egypt Lake-Leto | Typical Florida town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 11% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Egypt Lake-Leto: hurricanes
128 flood insurance claims have been paid in Egypt Lake-Leto since 1979. Compared with 55% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. 38% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by tornadoes at 21%. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1% of the land in Egypt Lake-Leto is protected from building
Just 38 of its 3,992 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Egypt Lake-Leto itself; its outdoors grade is D.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Park | — | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Egypt Lake-Leto sell for about $400K
Egypt Lake-Leto’s going rate for rent is put at $1,482 a month. Among renter households in the town, 62% spend 30% or more of their income on rent. Homes sold in Egypt Lake-Leto spent a median 45 days on the market.
| Egypt Lake-Leto | Typical Florida town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 48% | 72% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 62% | 59% | 48% |
| Median rent | $1,482 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Egypt Lake-Leto
Raymond James Stadium and 60 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Egypt Lake-Leto. Close and well known come first.
Big draw3 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
6 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
5 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa3.8M visitors a year
37 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
7 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling CenterPhoto credits
Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Tropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain
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Moving to Egypt Lake-Leto: who provides what
Egypt Lake-Leto is unincorporated, so Hillsborough County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Egypt Lake-Leto
About 6 of every 100 Egypt Lake-Leto residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Egypt Lake-Leto’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Egypt Lake-Leto.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D; Tampa (C−) is closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt Lake-Leto | #513 | D | C− | — | C+ | C |
| Tampa | #458 | C− | D | C | C+ | B |
| Town 'n' Country | #396 | C | D | — | C+ | B |
| Carrollwood | #253 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A− |
Egypt Lake-Leto, Town 'n' Country and Carrollwood report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Egypt Lake-Leto with a neighbor →
Questions about Egypt Lake-Leto
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Egypt Lake-Leto, FL a good place to live?
Egypt Lake-Leto grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #513 of 634 in Florida. It grades C for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Egypt Lake-Leto, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $315,000, 16% below the Florida typical home.
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