Manatee RoadFL
A town of 2,426.
Is Manatee Road a good place to live?
The best of Manatee Road’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Manatee Road’s median age is 55.6 years, above both the Florida town median (42.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 2 of Florida’s 776 towns score lower on walkability. The median household income is $52K, and 20% of residents live below the poverty line. The biggest park or preserve is Manatee Springs State Park, at 77 acres. Manatee Road has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Manatee Road has grown 11% from 2010 to 2020
2,244 counted in 2010 and 2,484 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Manatee Road grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Manatee Road is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Manatee Road: who provides what
Manatee Road is unincorporated, so Levy County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Manatee Road.
Manatee Road faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Manatee Road is less healthy than 82% of U.S. towns
Manatee Road beats the Florida average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 45% of Manatee Road adults have high blood pressure, against 37% in Florida’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Manatee Road.
| Manatee Road | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Manatee Road | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.3% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 8.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.9% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Manatee Road’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Manatee Road for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Manatee Road is 32 minutes. The top destinations are Gainesville (11%), Chiefland (11%) and Bronson (8%).
| Manatee Road | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Manatee Road
Manatee Road has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Manatee Road’s July high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manatee Springs State Park | — | 77 |
| 2. Andrews Wildlife Management Area | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Manatee Road sells for about $290K at the median
87% of Manatee Road households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Manatee Road
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Manatee Road; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Manatee Road residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
98% of working residents leave Manatee Road for work
Where Manatee Road’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Manatee Road’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Manatee Road.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manatee Road | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
| Chiefland | — | — | B+ | — | B | C |
Manatee Road and Chiefland have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Manatee Road and Chiefland report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Manatee Road with a neighbor →
Questions about Manatee Road
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Manatee Road, FL expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $155,000, 59% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.