Fact text

  • Part of the cult classic movie *Edward Scissorhands* was filmed on Tinsmith Circle in Lutz's Carpenter's Run neighborhood.
  • Lutz's humble 'Downtown' is so beloved that someone wrote a song about it in 1981, yes, a whole song about 'Beautiful Downtown Lutz.'
  • The original train depot that put Lutz on the map was demolished, but locals loved it enough to build a replica in 2000.
  • The old Lutz post office is still standing, it just moonlights as an art gallery now.
Your
Lutz
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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Every figure mentioned is drawn from the same sourced public data shown below — and the video updates as the data does.
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22871
+
Total Population
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$
91875
Median Income
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$
330400
Median Home
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19
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Lutz
ranks for retirees?
62
/ 100

A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.

Tax
79
Affordability
55
Healthcare
47
Climate
68

Results

Lutz

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
79

Florida levies no state income tax, meaning Social Security, pension, and retirement account withdrawals are all state-tax-free.

State sales tax here runs about

6

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
79
6
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
55

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
55
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
47

The area has

9

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

3

/5 CMS quality rating.

Source · CMS Hospital Compare
3
Retirement tax planning
04 - Climate

Weather & Comfort

Climate
68

A

climate — summers peak near

°F, winters dip to about

°F, with roughly

″ of snow a year.

Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Retirement tax planning
05 - Risk

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Relatively High

FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.

Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively High

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