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West Lealman.
West Lealman is an unincorporated community in Pinellas 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 West Lealman
West Lealman is an unincorporated community in Florida with home prices that remain within reach and county unemployment below the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. West Lealman deals with household incomes below the national average, commute times longer than most cities, college degree attainment below the national average, and larger class sizes than the national average.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Low unemployment in the county
The not so good
- Below-average household incomes
- Above-average commute times
- Low college degree attainment
- High student-teacher ratio
- Hot summers
- Above-average rainfall
How West Lealman compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to West Lealman
Based on West Lealman's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,604
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $52,080 a year
- 45% of West Lealman renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$33,820
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $16,910
- Homes cost 3.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of livingNear US average
$1,302/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,302 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $169,100. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.
Median home value $169,100 · 45% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
3.7% county unemployment
Unemployment in Pinellas County is 3.7%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Pinellas County (county-wide)
Safety
150 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
West Lealman doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Pinellas 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 766/100k · Policed by Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting around▲ 10% above US
29 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 28.7 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
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 90°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 55°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 42% below US
21% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 21%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
Schools
2 public schools inside the boundary
There are 2 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. 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 (21 miles away).
Bottom line
West Lealman's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and county unemployment below the national average; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,302/mo) equals 30% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. Whether it fits comes down to the specifics: the neighborhood, the job, and what matters most in the move.
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