Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Median home value$339,000
Tampa $345,100
Median rent$1,784/mo
Tampa $1,628/mo
Cost-burdened households38%
Tampa 36%
Brandon
Hillsborough County119,767 residentsHillsborough
59
C
Suburbgrade score
16th of 59 Tampa suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
59
Tampa median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Brandon is like to live in, by category
Bars show Brandon against Tampa. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Within-state proficiency46th pct
Tampa median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.0
Tampa median 17.7
Graduation rate87%
Tampa median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index100
Tampa 100
Eff. tax rate0.76%
Tampa 0.79%
Local sales tax7.50%
Tampa median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 55/100
C−
Mean commute28.4 min
Tampa 28.3 min
Under 30 minutes57%
Tampa 57%
Transit stops / sq mi6.9
Tampa median 1.9 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 81/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés108
Tampa median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries14
Tampa median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks43
Tampa median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Median household income$79,685
Tampa $74,392
Unemployment4.6%
Tampa 4.6%
Professional occupations41%
Tampa 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Brandon on housing & affordability
Brandon's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Keystone23 mi from BrandonB+ 54 C− Fish Hawk8 mi from BrandonB− 51 D+ Apollo Beach14 mi from BrandonB− 52 D+ Westchase21 mi from BrandonC+ 61 C Lutz17 mi from BrandonC+ 54 C− Bloomingdale5 mi from BrandonC+ 59 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Brandon
Is Brandon, FL a good place to live?
Brandon scores 59 out of 100, 16th of 59 Tampa suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Brandon expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $339,000, 2% below the Tampa median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.76%. $1,784/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Brandon?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Brandon sit at the 46th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 19.0 student–teacher ratio. Brandon is served by Hillsborough. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Brandon?
The mean commute is 28.4 min, with 57% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 18% working from home. Transit density is 6.9 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Brandon?
Within two miles there are 14 groceries, 108 restaurants and cafés and 43 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Brandon old or new?
The median home in Brandon was built in 1993 — newer than the Tampa median of 1986. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 62% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.