Living in East Lake, FL
East Lake is a small city of 33,283 people in Pinellas County, Florida. It's about 17 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $488k and rent runs about $2k a month.
33,283people
$488kTypical home
$1,942/moRent
91° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 33,283
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,162 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Tampa, FL
- 17 mi to Tampa, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $488k (≈$3,077/mo)
- Median rent $1,942/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,403 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to TPA airport
- 14 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 125 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,856 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 248 bars within 25 mi
- 458 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 54 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pinellas County: R+5 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk