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In Florida, this town has 32,083 residents.
The weak point is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $372K, 5 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Lake Magdalene grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns, and ranks 322nd of 634 in Florida. It lags on hazard risk as well: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than three fifths of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Health is its strong suit (B+): it is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns. Dr. Frank J. Costa House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Its January low is 49°F, close to Florida’s towns (51°F) and above U.S. towns (22°F). The biggest park or preserve is North Lakes Park, at 27 acres.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · National Register of Historic Places · NOAA normals, 1991–2020 · OpenStreetMap.
Where Lake Magdalene beats most towns.
Where Lake Magdalene’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Lake Magdalene is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 9,266 in 1970, 30,742 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1949 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Magdalene. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
5 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
5 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling Center
24 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí MuseumRaymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Tropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0
Lake Magdalene 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Magdalene.
Commuting out is the norm in Lake Magdalene: 4% of working residents work locally. Jobs in Lake Magdalene grew by 1,730 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 10,885. The share of residents in Lake Magdalene who live below the poverty line: 13%. The top destinations are Tampa (34%), Town 'n' Country (4%) and East Lake-Orient Park (4%).
| Lake Magdalene | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools: the Hillsborough school district. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The 4 public schools in Lake Magdalene teach 2,420 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 928 | C− |
| Hospital/Homebound/Homebased ProgramsLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 168 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Count the trails in 5 parks and preserves and they come to 4.5 miles. Parks and preserves in Lake Magdalene: 5, covering 45 acres.
| Lake Magdalene | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Lakes Park | — | 27 |
| 2. Hamner Tower Park | — | 10 |
| 3. Carrollwood Day School Athletics Field | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among adults in Lake Magdalene, 13% report frequent physical distress. 15% of adults in Lake Magdalene report frequent mental distress; 11% smoke cigarettes.
| Lake Magdalene | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lake Magdalene | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.4% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.1% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 49.4°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.6°.
Snow almost never falls. The peak summer temperature in the town is 91°F.
| Lake Magdalene | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 49°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Paid flood insurance claims in Lake Magdalene since 1979: 134. Expected losses in Lake Magdalene break down as 39% from hurricanes and 27% from inland flooding. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The age mix tracks Florida closely: no broad group is more than 4 points off. For adults 25 and older in Lake Magdalene, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 40%. The town’s age of the median resident is 40.8 years.
| Lake Magdalene | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 31% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.7 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Lake Magdalene | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.9% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.1% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.4% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.3% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.9% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 16% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.3% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.9% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.3% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
For Lake Magdalene, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,434 a month. A home in Lake Magdalene typically sold within 54 days of listing. Sellers in Lake Magdalene got 96.5% of the asking price, typically.
| Lake Magdalene | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,434 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
11 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Magdalene
About 4 of every 100 Lake Magdalene residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Lake Magdalene is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Tampa Bay area. The population was 30,742 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Lake Magdalene.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Magdalene | #322 | C | D | — | C+ | B+ |
| Tampa | #458 | C− | D | C | C+ | B |
| Lutz | #236 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A |
| Carrollwood | #253 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A− |
| University | #434 | C− | B− | — | C+ | C− |
| Northdale | #251 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A− |
Lake Magdalene, Lutz, Carrollwood, University and Northdale report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lake Magdalene with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lake Magdalene grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #322 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $372,000, 1% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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