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

West Lealman$51,589
Florida avg$74,568
US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

West Lealman$1,302
Florida avg$1,669
US$1,413

Median home value

West Lealman$169,100
Florida avg$359,000
US$332,700

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

Drive alone
71%
Work from home
11%
Carpool
7.2%
Other
6.6%
Public transit
2.6%
Walk
1.1%

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

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)
40°50°60°70°80°90°100°10"Jan: 2.62" precipitationFeb: 2.38" precipitationMar: 2.43" precipitationApr: 2.57" precipitationMay: 2.73" precipitationJun: 8.86" precipitationJul: 9.73" precipitationAug: 8.83" precipitationSep: 6.40" precipitationOct: 2.49" precipitationNov: 1.64" precipitationDec: 2.94" precipitation53°JJan: high 71°F, low 53°FFFeb: high 73°F, low 55°FMMar: high 77°F, low 59°FAApr: high 82°F, low 64°FMMay: high 87°F, low 70°FJJun: high 90°F, low 75°FJJul: high 90°F, low 76°F91°AAug: high 91°F, low 76°FSSep: high 89°F, low 75°FOOct: high 84°F, low 70°FNNov: high 77°F, low 61°FDDec: high 73°F, low 56°F

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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