Best Neighborhoods in Land O' Lakes, FL
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Land O' Lakes, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Land O' Lakes ranks 467th of 2,098 U.S. small cities on the BestNeighborhood index, and 13th of 168 Florida small cities. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
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Map of the best neighborhoods in Land O' Lakes
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.
Land O' Lakes' strengths and weaknesses
Where Land O' Lakes ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of small cities
- Local economyBetter than 96% of small cities
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of small cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of small cities
- QuietBetter than 88% of small cities
Where Land O' Lakes ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of small cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of small cities
- Short commute32.2 minutes each way, better than only 14% of small cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of small cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of small cities
What it costs to buy a home in Land O' Lakes
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Land O' Lakes home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $120,085, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.7% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-08-20 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 Land O' Lakes' effective rate of 0.95%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Land O' Lakes
Land O' Lakes'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 Land O' Lakes.
Who works in Land O' Lakes, and how
Work in Land O' Lakes centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Land O' Lakes
Land O' Lakes has more parkland per resident than 81% of small cities. The coast is about 24 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Land O' Lakes and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Land O' Lakes, month by month
Land O' Lakes sees roughly 129 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 Land O' Lakes
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 Land O' Lakes
Schools across Land O' Lakes average an A−, better than 88% of small cities.
Top elementary schools
- Mckitrick Elementary SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- Northwest Elementary SchoolA · 79% proficient
- Hammond Elementary SchoolA · 77% proficient
Top middle schools
- Martinez Middle SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- Charles S. Rushe Middle SchoolB+ · 64% proficient
- Cypress Creek Middle SchoolB− · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Steinbrenner High SchoolA · 79% proficient
- Sunlake High SchoolA− · 73% proficient
- Land O' Lakes High SchoolB+ · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Land O' Lakes school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Land O' Lakes 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 Land O' Lakes against the other 2,097 small cities.
Who Land O' Lakes suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of small cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 27% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 74% of small cities and it is quieter than 88%.
Common questions about living in Land O' Lakes
Is Land O' Lakes a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Land O' Lakes ranks 467th of 2,098 small cities, and 13th of 168 Florida small cities. It scores highest on low crime, a strong job market, and good schools, and lowest on walkability and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Land O' Lakes expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $441,378. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $120,085 median income, cost of living beats 87% of small cities.
Is Land O' Lakes safe?
Yes, Land O' Lakes is safer than 97% of small cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $108 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Land O' Lakes?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 72 with lows near 50. That works out to about 129 pleasant days a year, more than 74% of small cities.
Is Land O' Lakes good for families?
Schools beat 88% of small cities, crime safety beats 97%, and childcare runs $907 a month.
Compare Land O' Lakes with other small cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Land O' Lakes. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Land O' Lakes 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.
Land O' Lakes detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Land O' Lakes: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Land O' Lakes: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Land O' Lakes: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Land O' Lakes: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Land O' Lakes 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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