West LealmanFL
A town of 14,944.
Is West Lealman a good place to live?
West Lealman is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, ranked 284th of 634 in Florida, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 58% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 77% of the country. A typical home there costs about $169K, 2.3 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. 34% of residents are 65 or older in West Lealman, above both Florida’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). West Lealman is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns.
What makes West Lealman stand out
Where West Lealman beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
98% of working residents leave West Lealman for work
Where West Lealman’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How West Lealman grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far West Lealman is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Tropicana Field and 58 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Lealman. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
21 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
20 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
8 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí Museum
25 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Tropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0
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Moving to West Lealman: who provides what
West Lealman is unincorporated, so Pinellas 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in West Lealman.
West Lealman is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
Inland flooding leads a very high hazard risk in West Lealman
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 290 flood insurance claims have been paid out in West Lealman.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
West Lealman earns a B for schools
Its public schools are run by the Pinellas school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Dixie M. Hollins High School, with 1,934 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 427 | B− |
| Dixie M. Hollins High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,934 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
West Lealman earns a C− for health
Against the 6,329 U.S. towns with household incomes like West Lealman’s, it is healthier than 51%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
17% of West Lealman adults have diabetes. West Lealman beats the Florida average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 42% of West Lealman adults have high blood pressure.
| West Lealman | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 20% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | West Lealman | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.4% | 78.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.8% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of West Lealman’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here fell from 5,045 in 2013 to 2,501.
Most working residents leave West Lealman for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, West Lealman has lost 2,544 jobs, to 2,501 in 2023. West Lealman’s median household income is $52,000.
| West Lealman | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in West Lealman
January nights average 52.3°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.5°.
West Lealman has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in West Lealman is 52°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| West Lealman | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 52°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
West Lealman has set aside 5.7% of its land for conservation
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sunhaven Lake Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in West Lealman sells for about $290K at the median
At 2.3 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 96% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,226, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about West Lealman
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of West Lealman
About 3 of every 100 West Lealman residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About West Lealman
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
West Lealman is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Lealman had a population of 16,438. Prior to 2010, West Lealman was part of a larger CDP named West and East Lealman.
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- Area
- 3.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 14 ft
- Area code
- 727
West Lealman’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with West Lealman.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Lealman | #284 | C+ | B− | — | B | C− |
| Kenneth City | #276 | C+ | C | B | B | C |
| Pinellas Park | #433 | C− | C− | C− | B | C+ |
| St. Petersburg | #417 | C− | D | D | B | B+ |
| Seminole | #282 | C+ | C− | C+ | B | B+ |
| Bay Pines | #29 | A− | B | — | B | B+ |
West Lealman and Bay Pines report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare West Lealman with a neighbor →
Questions about West Lealman
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Lealman, FL a good place to live?
West Lealman grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #284 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is West Lealman, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $169,000, 55% below the Florida typical home. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.