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Bronson is a small town of 1,600 people in Levy County, Florida. It's about 24 miles from Gainesville, FL and 85 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $869 a month.
1,600people
$170kTypical home
$869/moRent
90° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,600
- Part of a metro area
- About 374 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 24 mi to Gainesville, FL
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,071/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (601 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to GNV airport
- 92 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 193 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Florida districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Levy County: R+50 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk