Manatee RoadFL
Some 2,426 people live in this town, in Florida.
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 midpoint 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.
The biggest natural risk in Manatee Road is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Manatee Road, 49% come from inland flooding and 28% from hurricanes. On expected storm and flood damage, Manatee Road sits above 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Manatee Road is less healthy than 82% of U.S. towns
In Manatee Road, 17% of adults have diabetes. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Manatee Road is ahead of Florida on 4 and behind on 14.
| 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
Most of Manatee Road’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most people who work leave Manatee Road to do it: just 2% work in town. In Manatee Road, the average trip to work is 32 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 33 miles. 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
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 1.1% of Manatee Road
Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 0.1 miles.
| 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 live in a home they own.
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 a good place to live?
Some 2,426 people live in this town, in Florida.
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.