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Moving to
Brent.
Brent is an unincorporated community in Escambia County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Brent
Brent is an unincorporated community in Florida with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, and commutes that run shorter than most cities. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Brent deals with household incomes below the national average, college degree attainment below the national average, larger class sizes than the national average, and a poverty rate above the national average.
The good
- Rent below the national average
- Affordable home prices
- Short commutes
The not so good
- Below-average household incomes
- Low college degree attainment
- High student-teacher ratio
- High poverty rate
- High rent burden for renters
- Hot summers
How Brent compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Brent
Based on Brent's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,322
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $46,440 a year
- 53% of Brent renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$31,980
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $15,990
- Homes cost 3.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▼ 18% below US
$1,161/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,161 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $159,900. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.
Median home value $159,900 · 53% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.3% county unemployment
Unemployment in Escambia County is 4.3%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Escambia County (county-wide)
Safety
602 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Brent doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Escambia County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 2554/100k · Policed by Escambia County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2020 data
Getting around▼ 28% below US
19 min average commute
Commutes are reasonable, averaging 18.8 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 6 in 10 workers drive to work; 23% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 46°F. It's a wet climate overall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 40% below US
22% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 22%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
Schools
4 public schools inside the boundary
There are 4 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 22:1, above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Gulf Islands National Seashore (10 miles away).
Bottom line
Brent's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and college degree attainment below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,161/mo) equals 28% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget, remote workers (23% of workers here already work from home), and people who want short commutes.
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