Best PlacesCory Lake Isles, Tampa, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cory Lake Isles, Tampa, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cory Lake Isles, Tampa ranks 1,252nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cory Lake Isles, Tampa
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Cory Lake Isles, Tampa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cory Lake Isles, Tampa ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Cory Lake Isles, Tampa ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Short commute33.5 minutes each way, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Cory Lake Isles, Tampa
A household needs to earn about $161,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cory Lake Isles, Tampa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $128,435, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Cory Lake Isles, Tampa's effective rate of 1.25%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cory Lake Isles, Tampa
Cory Lake Isles, Tampa's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cory Lake Isles, Tampa.
Who works in Cory Lake Isles, Tampa, and how
Work in Cory Lake Isles, Tampa centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Cory Lake Isles, Tampa
The coast is about 28 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Cory Lake Isles, Tampa, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Cory Lake Isles, Tampa, month by month
Cory Lake Isles, Tampa sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 50. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 60° | 50° |
| April | 86° | 73° | 62° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 87° | 76° | 68° |
Flying in and out of Cory Lake Isles, Tampa
Tampa International sits about 18 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.1 million passengers in 2025, with 135 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Cory Lake Isles, Tampa
Schools across Cory Lake Isles, Tampa average a B+, better than 81% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Patricia Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Benito Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Wharton High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cory Lake Isles, Tampa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cory Lake Isles, Tampa measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Cory Lake Isles, Tampa against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Cory Lake Isles, Tampa
Is Cory Lake Isles, Tampa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cory Lake Isles, Tampa ranks 1,252nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, what local pay buys, and state infrastructure, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cory Lake Isles, Tampa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $578,355. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $128,435 median income, cost of living beats 96% of neighborhoods.
Is Cory Lake Isles, Tampa safe?
Yes, Cory Lake Isles, Tampa is safer than 95% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $127 per resident a year.
Compare Cory Lake Isles, Tampa with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cory Lake Isles, Tampa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cory Lake Isles, Tampa represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Cory Lake Isles, Tampa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cory Lake Isles, Tampa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cory Lake Isles, Tampa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cory Lake Isles, Tampa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cory Lake Isles, Tampa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cory Lake Isles, Tampa detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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