Florida · South · 33k residents
East Lake, FL: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on East Lake: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Florida median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,399/wk. Florida's corporate income tax rate is 5.5%. Commercial electricity averages 11.0¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,399/wk
Corporate income tax
5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
49.4%
Commercial electricity
11.0¢/kWh
Economic momentum
We don't yet track economic momentum for East Lake. It will rank business formation, jobs, and building-permit growth against the US cities we track.
| ACS median home value | $488,000 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $260 |
| Property tax rate | 0.8% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,750/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,883/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 7% |
| Corporate income tax | 5.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,399/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 49.4% |
| Commercial electricity | 11.0¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | — |
| Wage: Software developer | $130,980 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $84,190 |
| Wage: General manager | $101,580 |
| Wage: Customer service | $40,440 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,400 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $50,640 |
| Wage: Electrician | $57,250 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $34,010 |
| Cost of living index | 114 |
| Groceries index | 103 |
| Utilities | $180/mo |
| Transit pass | $65/mo |
| Gas price | $3.25/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,000/mo |
| Median household income | $99,333 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% |
| Population | 33k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.8/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 28 min |
| Sunny days / year | 240 days |
| July high | 91°F |
| January low | 51°F |
| Annual snowfall | 0 in |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | — |
| Building permits YoY | — |
| Ocean coast | 13 mi |
| Big lake | 142 mi |
| Mountains | 414 mi |
| Major airport | 14 mi |
| Ski resort | 521 mi |
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Real listings in East Lake
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- Is East Lake a good place to run a business?
- Florida's corporate income tax rate is 5.5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,399/wk; commercial electricity averages 11.0¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in East Lake, FL?
- East Lake indexes at 114 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,883/mo and a acs median home value of $488,000.
- How much does a house cost in East Lake?
- The acs median home value in East Lake is $488,000 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in East Lake?
- A two-bedroom in East Lake rents for about $1,883/mo.