West SamosetFL
7,429 people live in this town in Florida.
Is West Samoset a good place to live?
Several subjects drag its grade down. Its weakest is health (D−): residents are less healthy than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also trails on incomes — the median household income is $54K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. Homes run about $213K for a typical one, 2.6 times the North Port metro’s $81K median household income. Walkability is its strong suit: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 90% of U.S. towns. The overall grade lands at D, better than just over a tenth of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 537th of 634 in Florida. Hazard risk is weaker too: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 82% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index.
What makes West Samoset stand out
Where West Samoset beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
West Samoset has grown 16% from 2010 to 2020
5,583 counted in 2010 and 6,482 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How West Samoset grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far West Samoset is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 90% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 3%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Tropicana Field and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West 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
6 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 West Samoset: who provides what
West 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 West Samoset.
West Samoset has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, has homes that are cheap against local pay and is mostly renters.
Compared with most of Florida and the rest of the country, more of West Samoset’s adults get no exercise outside work
In West Samoset, 15% of adults binge drink, close to Florida’s towns (15%) and below U.S. towns (16%). 47% of adults sleep under 7 hours in the town. Only 10 of the 636 Florida towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than West Samoset. On the CDC’s 31 measures, West Samoset is ahead of Florida on 2 and behind on 23.
| West Samoset | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 20% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 25% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 37% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | West Samoset | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 22.8% | 26.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 34.6% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, West Samoset’s schools trail 62% of Florida districts
The Manatee school district runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Southeast High School, with 1,638 students. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Monroe Rowlett Academy for Arts and CommunicationLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 917 | A |
| Southeast High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 1,638 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Natural hazards: very high risk in West Samoset, mostly hurricanes
Expected losses in West Samoset break down as 71% from hurricanes and 13% from tornadoes. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2017. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1998: 2.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
West Samoset has 0.6 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs based here grew from 1,022 in 2013 to 1,420.
Just 2% of West Samoset’s working residents have a job in town. In West Samoset, 16% of residents live below the poverty line, where Florida’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2013, West Samoset has added 398 jobs, to 1,420 in 2023. The top destinations are Bradenton (14%), Sarasota (5%) and South Bradenton (3%).
| West Samoset | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
West Samoset has mild winters and hot summers
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°.
West Samoset’s January low stands at 51°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| West 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
A home in West Samoset sells for about $305K at the median
At 2.6 years of the North Port metro’s $81K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 93% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living.
The share of households in West Samoset who live in a home they own: 45%. In West Samoset, the going rate for rent is $1,407 a month.
| West Samoset | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 45% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,407 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 Samoset
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of West Samoset
About 1 of every 100 West Samoset residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
98% of working residents leave West Samoset for work
Where West Samoset’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
West Samoset’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with West Samoset.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Samoset | #537 | D | C+ | — | C+ | D− |
| Bradenton | #565 | D | C− | C− | C+ | C+ |
| Samoset | #530 | D | B− | — | C+ | D |
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Questions about West Samoset
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Samoset, FL a good place to live?
West Samoset grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #537 of 634 in Florida. It grades D− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is West Samoset, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $213,000, 43% 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 C+.