SamosetFL
A town of 5,284, incorporated in 1926.
Is Samoset a good place to live?
Samoset earns a D, ranked 530th of 634 in Florida, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $52K, and 21% of residents live below the poverty line. In its favor, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 82% of U.S. towns. Only 15 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on the outdoors. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Samoset, above both the Florida town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Samoset has 1 place on the National Register.
What makes Samoset stand out
Where Samoset beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
99% of working residents leave Samoset for work
Where Samoset’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Samoset grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Samoset is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Tropicana Field and 55 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Samoset. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
11 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
7 mi MuseumJohn and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
33 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
40 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Tropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0
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Moving to Samoset: who provides what
Samoset is unincorporated, so Manatee 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 Samoset.
Samoset has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
For health, Samoset earns a D
Against the 6,451 U.S. towns with household incomes like Samoset’s, it is less healthy than 71%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
26% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Samoset. Samoset beats the Florida average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 28% of adults worry about having enough food in Samoset.
| Samoset | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 20% | 19% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Samoset | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.8% | 9.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.2% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Samoset’s schools trail 62% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Manatee school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Team Success A School of Excellence, with 1,441 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louise R Johnson K-8 School of International StudiesLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 844 | A− |
| Team Success A School of ExcellenceLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 1,441 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Hurricanes leads a very high hazard risk in Samoset
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Samoset has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs based here grew from 643 in 2013 to 868.
Most working residents leave Samoset for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Samoset has added 225 jobs, to 868 in 2023. The top destinations are Bradenton (15%), Sarasota (7%) and South Bradenton (4%).
| Samoset | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Samoset
The Bradenton 5 Ese weather station records that about 116 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 51.4°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.3°.
Samoset has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Samoset’s January low is 51°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Samoset | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 51°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Samoset sell for about $323K
At 2.4 years of the North Port metro’s $81K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 95% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,214, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
56% of Samoset households own their home.
| Samoset | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,386 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Samoset
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Samoset
About 3 of every 100 Samoset residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Samoset
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Samoset is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,146 at the 2020 census, up from 3,854 in 2010. It is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- Area code
- 941
Samoset’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Samoset.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoset | #530 | D | B− | — | C+ | D |
| Bradenton | #565 | D | C− | C− | C+ | C+ |
| West Samoset | #537 | D | C+ | — | C+ | D− |
Samoset and West Samoset report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Samoset with a neighbor →
Questions about Samoset
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Samoset, FL a good place to live?
Samoset grades D overall, better than 12% of U.S. towns and #530 of 634 in Florida. It grades D for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Samoset, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $197,000, 48% 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 B−.