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35,873people live here $54,032median household income▼ 33% below US $1,482median rent per monthNear US average $315,100median home valueNear US average

Egypt Lake-Leto is an unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Egypt Lake-Leto

Egypt Lake-Leto is an unincorporated community in Florida. The numbers below lay out what daily life there actually looks like.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Egypt Lake-Leto deals with household incomes below the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, a population that has been shrinking, and larger class sizes than the national average.

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Air quality concerns
Shrinking population
High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers

How Egypt Lake-Leto compares

Median household income

Egypt Lake-Leto$54,032

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Egypt Lake-Leto$1,482

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Egypt Lake-Leto$315,100

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Egypt Lake-Leto

Based on Egypt Lake-Leto's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,964

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $59,280 a year
60% of Egypt Lake-Leto renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$63,020

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $31,510
Homes cost 5.8× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,482/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,482 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $315,100. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $315,100 · 60% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.0% county unemployment

Unemployment in Hillsborough County is 4.0%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Hillsborough County (county-wide)

Safety

126 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Egypt Lake-Leto doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 436/100k · Policed by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

27 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 27.3 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 11% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

72%

Carpool

12%

Work from home

11%

Other

2.4%

Public transit

1.1%

Walk

1.1%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 55°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 3.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▼ 32% below US

25% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 25%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

7 public schools inside the boundary

There are 7 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is De Soto National Memorial (35 miles away).

Bottom line

Nothing in Egypt Lake-Leto's numbers stands out as a clear strength, and the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. A year of median rent ($1,482/mo) equals 33% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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