Cypress Lake vs Wright

Which is the better fit for you?

Cypress Lake, FL
50
Area Score
Bottom 22% nationally
Wright, FL
52
Area Score
Bottom 25% nationally

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Wright receives the higher standardized Area Score. That reflects AreaProfile's weighting, not a judgment about which place is better to live in.

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What the difference in prices, rent, homes and weather comes to, using the published figures for the two places. Add your income to see what it would take to keep pace.

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Everyday prices
5% lower
Regional price level 98.4 against 103.1 (US = 100)
Income to keep the same purchasing power
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A new two-bedroom lease
−$176 a month
HUD benchmarks it at $1,785 in Wright against $1,961 in Cypress Lake.
The median home
18% more
$306,100 in Wright against $258,900 in Cypress Lake.
The weather you would swap
Winters 9°F colder
Normal January lows are 45°F in Wright against 54°F in Cypress Lake; July highs are 91°F against 92°F (summers 1°F cooler).

These are differences between published figures, not a forecast of your budget. Income and sales taxes, commuting, schools, insurance and the job you would actually get are not in them, and a price index describes a metropolitan area, so two places in one metro read the same. HUD’s rent is a benchmark for a new lease, not a listing.

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Median wages are the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ metro figures for that occupation, not a job offer, and the price level is the regional index; neither includes taxes, benefits or how senior you are.

Signals

Cypress Lake
Wright
Opportunity: Cypress Lake is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
43 · Bottom 22%
vs
38 · Bottom 15%
Growth: Cypress Lake is the more favorable of the two.
Growth
57 · Top 36%
vs
47 · Bottom 44%
Climate: Cypress Lake is the more favorable of the two.
Climate
81 · Top 16%
vs
78 · Top 21%
Physical resilience: Wright is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
5 · Bottom 1%
vs
19 · Bottom 12%
Housing affordability: Wright is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
58 · Bottom 32%
vs
61 · Bottom 37%
Schools: Wright is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
60 · Top 37%
vs
69 · Top 25%
Access: Wright is the more favorable of the two.
Access
97 · Top 31%
vs
99 · Top 16%
Economic stability: Cypress Lake is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
54 · Bottom 43%
vs
48 · Bottom 32%

Measured values

MetricCypress LakeWrightSource period
Population13,03227,9272024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$62,590$70,195 — more favorable2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$43,505 — more favorable$37,8052024 ACS 5-Year
Population density3,402/sq mi5,099/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$258,900$306,1002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,756$1,621 — more favorable2024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$1,961$1,785 — more favorableFY2026
Cost of living index103.198.4 — more favorable2023
Homeownership rate76.0%54.1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate5.2%4.5% — more favorableJuly 2026
Employment change (year over year)−0.6% — more favorable−2.2%July 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher34.6% — more favorable28.3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate9.8% — more favorable16.7%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)11,0741,27512 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents13.5 — more favorable5.912 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)−29.5%+10.0% — more favorable12 months ending July 2026
Average July high92°F91°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low54°F45°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation57.4"55.4"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport9 mi7 mi — more favorableNASR current cycle
Average commute — the two are too close to separate26.4 min ±2.2 min26.6 min ±1.9 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age60.234.42024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools462024-25 school year
Students per teacher21.518.0 — more favorable2024-25 school year
Math proficiency65.7%69.7% — more favorable2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency59.5%62.6% — more favorable2018-19 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility32.8%55.4%2024-25 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

One row above shows both figures with a ± margin and neither in bold. Those come from the American Community Survey, which samples rather than counts, and the gap between the two is smaller than the uncertainty on the figures themselves — so the survey did not find a difference to report, and calling either one the winner would be reading a result out of noise.

The number of units permitted is not marked because the larger place always permits more; the per-resident rate is the fair comparison.

Physical risk tradeoff

Cypress Lake

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, coastal flooding.

Wright

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane.

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50
Area Score
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52
Area Score

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