West BradentonFL
A town of 3,991.
Is West Bradenton a good place to live?
West Bradenton grades B overall, 118th among Florida's 634 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $116K and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 82% of U.S. towns. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 84% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. West Bradenton’s January low is 53°F, close to Florida’s towns (51°F) and above U.S. towns (22°F). On the outdoors, just 61 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse. West Bradenton has 1 place on the National Register.
What makes West Bradenton stand out
Where West Bradenton beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave West Bradenton for work
Where West Bradenton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How West Bradenton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far West Bradenton is from typical.
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Tropicana Field and 55 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Bradenton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
7 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
32 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
9 mi MuseumJohn and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
39 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 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0
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Moving to West Bradenton: who provides what
West Bradenton 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 West Bradenton.
West Bradenton has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has less no health insurance than most of Florida, but it has little public open land.
Natural hazards: very high risk in West Bradenton, mostly hurricanes
Since 1981, West Bradenton has seen 106 flood insurance claims paid out. FEMA puts just over two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 12% to inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in West Bradenton after 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
West Bradenton’s public schools trail 62% of Florida districts
Its one school is below. The Manatee school district runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 49 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Most of West Bradenton’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
West Bradenton had 949 jobs in 2023, up 70 from 2013. Most people who work leave West Bradenton to do it: just 3% work in town. Its mean commuting time is 23 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 10 miles.
| West Bradenton | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $116,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, West Bradenton is healthier than three in four U.S. towns
Its widest gap with Florida is no health insurance: 9.3% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 15.9% statewide. Against the 6,260 U.S. towns with household incomes like West Bradenton’s, it is less healthy than 53%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
In West Bradenton, 16% of adults binge drink. This Florida town beats the Florida average on 12 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Just over a fifth of adults in West Bradenton get no exercise outside work; 10% worry about having enough food.
| West Bradenton | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 25% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | West Bradenton | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.3% | 15.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.7% | 12.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In West Bradenton, expect mild winters and hot summers
The Bradenton 5 Ese weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 116 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 52.6°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.1°.
Snow is almost unheard of. West Bradenton’s July high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Florida overall
The median household earns $116,272, against $74,568 across Florida, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Among residents in West Bradenton, 24% are 65 or older. Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (21% statewide). In West Bradenton, the age of the median resident is 50.3 years. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 34%, against 34% across Florida.
| West Bradenton | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.3 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| West Bradenton | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.8% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.3% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.4% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.4% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.4% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.6% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.8% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.4% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,000, single groups can be off by several points
Protected land: 0.7% of West Bradenton
Just 6 of its 867 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in West Bradenton itself; its outdoors grade is D.
One park or preserve covers 5 acres in West Bradenton.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Warner's Bayou Boat Ramp | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in West Bradenton sells for about $295K at the median
On the market in West Bradenton: a median 27 days to sell. For households in the town, the share who own their home is 87%. In West Bradenton, the median rent is $1,858 a month.
| West Bradenton | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,858 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 West Bradenton
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of West Bradenton
About 3 of every 100 West Bradenton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About West Bradenton
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
West Bradenton is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Manatee County, Florida United States. The population was 4,247 at the 2020 census, up from 4,192 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Sarasota metropolitan area.
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- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- Area code
- 941
West Bradenton’s neighbors
One town shares a border with West Bradenton.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bradenton | #118 | B | C | — | C+ | B+ |
| Bradenton | #565 | D | C− | C− | C+ | C+ |
West Bradenton reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare West Bradenton with a neighbor →
Questions about West Bradenton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Bradenton, FL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. West Bradenton grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #118 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is West Bradenton, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $425,000, 13% above 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 C.