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25,990people live here $48,315median household income▼ 40% below US $1,244median rent per month▼ 12% below US $167,200median home value▼ 50% below US

South Bradenton is an unincorporated community in Manatee 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 South Bradenton

South Bradenton is an unincorporated community in Florida with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. South Bradenton deals with household incomes below the national average, college degree attainment below the national average, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, and hot summers.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices
Clean air
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Low college degree attainment
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers

How South Bradenton compares

Median household income

South Bradenton$48,315

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

South Bradenton$1,244

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

South Bradenton$167,200

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to South Bradenton

Based on South Bradenton's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,488

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $49,760 a year
53% of South Bradenton renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$33,440

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $16,720
Homes cost 3.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 12% below US

$1,244/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,244 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $167,200. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $167,200 · 53% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.2% county unemployment

Unemployment in Manatee County is 4.2%, 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.

Manatee County (county-wide)

Safety

448 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

South Bradenton doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Manatee County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs close to the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1324/100k · Policed by Manatee County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2020 data

Getting aroundNear US average

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 24.8 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

77%

Carpool

12%

Other

3.7%

Work from home

3.2%

Walk

2.5%

Public transit

2.1%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 54°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 53% below US

17% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 5 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is De Soto National Memorial (6 miles away).

Bottom line

South Bradenton'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 ($1,244/mo) equals 31% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget.

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