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A town of 27,106, settled in 1912.
Lutz grades C+ overall, 236th among Florida's 634 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $120K and residents are healthier than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $486K for a typical one and 6.5 times the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. 11% of the land in Lutz is conserved, where Florida’s towns sit at 3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Cypress Creek, at 1,244 acres. Lutz has 1 place on the National Register.
Where Lutz beats most towns.
19,344 counted in 2010 and 23,707 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Lutz is from typical.
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Census counts: 5,555 in 1980, 23,707 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1943 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lutz. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
7 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
6 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling Center
28 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí MuseumTropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · 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
Lutz 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 Lutz.
Lutz has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has less tooth loss than most of Florida, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
Its widest gap with Florida is tooth loss: 8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.7% statewide. Against the 5,744 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lutz’s, it is healthier than 68%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Among adults in Lutz, 15% report frequent mental distress. Lutz: 12% of adults report frequent physical distress, against 15% in Florida’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. Nearly a fifth of adults in Lutz get no exercise outside work; 29% have obesity.
| Lutz | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lutz | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Below: Two of its 6 schools, each with why it was picked. Public schools: the Hillsborough school district. 5 public schools serve Lutz, with 3,968 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunlake Academy of Math and SciencesLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 984 | A |
| Lutz Preparatory SchoolTop results in townGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 779 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 3,790 in 2013 to 6,083. 24.8% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
The top destinations are Tampa (31%), East Lake-Orient Park (4%) and University (4%). For most workers, Lutz is a place to come home to: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Lutz grew to 6,083 in 2023, 2,293 more than in 2013. The town’s average trip to work is 32 minutes.
| Lutz | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 25% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $120,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 6.5 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income, the typical home (about $486K) costs more against local pay than in 79% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
On the market in Lutz: a median 44 days to sell. The typical Lutz home is worth about $486,000, about the same as a year ago, 30% above the Florida typical home. For Lutz, the median rent is $1,823 a month.
| Lutz | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,823 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Saint Leo weather station, 18 miles away, records that about 114 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 48.5°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.6°.
For Lutz, the July high is 91°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Lutz | 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
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 72 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lutz. FEMA puts 37% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 31% to inland flooding. Also worth knowing: households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 11 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6.1 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. The trail network density for Lutz comes to 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Violet Cury Nature Preserve | 5.4 mi | 163 |
| 2. Cypress Creek | — | 1,244 |
| 3. Wilson's Duck Haven | 0.1 mi | 61 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
11 within 15 miles of the center of Lutz
About 6 of every 100 Lutz residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Where Lutz’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Unincorporated Community in Florida, United States
Lutz is an unincorporated community in Hillsborough County and Pasco County, Florida, United States, 15 miles (24 km) north of Tampa. As of the 2020 census, Lutz had a population of 23,707. While there is a census-designated area of Lutz, the community itself extends beyond those boundaries into other census-designated areas.
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5 towns share a border with Lutz.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutz | #236 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A |
| Tampa | #458 | C− | D | C | C+ | B |
| Cheval | #230 | C+ | D− | — | C+ | A |
| Lake Magdalene | #322 | C | D | — | C+ | B+ |
| University | #434 | C− | B− | — | C+ | C− |
| Land O' Lakes | #211 | C+ | D | — | B | A− |
Lutz, Cheval, Lake Magdalene, University and Land O' Lakes report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lutz with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lutz grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #236 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
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