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29.46° N · 82.59° W · GEOID 1219025

East Bronson

Levy County, Florida · part of the Gainesville, FL metro

Limited data population under 5,000

FloridaEast Bronson, FLEast BronsonEast Bronson

The short answer

East Bronson is home to 2,649 people. Median household income is $51,898 a year and median rent is $570 a month, 13.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $147,500, about 2.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$570
58% below the median place
Median household income
$51,898
35% below the median place
Median home value
$147,500
54% below the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about East Bronson

  • Median rent is $570 a month, lower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 474 Florida places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 364 Florida places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2020 surveys, household income rose 5.5% a year while rent rose -1.6%, so pay gained on rent more than in 94% of places its size.
  • 30.7% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 95% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built after 2004, newer housing than in 94% of places its size.
01

Moving to East Bronson

Levy County gains about 32.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,471
Moved out2,403
Net+1,068

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Gilchrist County, FL200160+40
Dixie County, FL11587+28

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$58K
Leavers$45K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Levy County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Levy County report $58,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $45,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$22,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $570 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,073 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $147,500.
Getting to work
36 minutes each way on average; 8.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
International Falls, MN matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
32.8
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$45,361
35% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$58,302
17% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureEast BronsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.7%17% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.6%30% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure32.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$58,30217% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$45,36135% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

East Bronson13.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$22,800
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.2%
35% below the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
25% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
13%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$46,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,073
43% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$901
72% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureEast BronsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$57058% below
Rent to income113.2%35% below
Property tax rate10.6%33% below
Home price to income12.8x25% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure96.74% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$95441% below
HUD area median income4County figure$68,80036% below
Property tax paid (median)1$90172% below
Median home value1$147,50054% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-3.1%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure65.8%28% above
Homeownership189.7%35% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure46.4%8% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,07343% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built120041% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
30.7%
185% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute36 min +44%
Median household income$51,898 −35%
Income per person$30,906 −23%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureEast BronsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$51,89835% below
Income per person1$30,90623% below
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay6County figure$46,46130% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure6.5%76% above
Jobs6County figure9,07094% below
Poverty rate130.7%185% above
Mean commute136 min44% above
Works from home1County figure8.5%32% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 0.0%, below the median place (median 6.4%).

No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
Median age1
49.1
26% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
84.3%
9% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureEast BronsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,6496646th largest
Median age149.126% above
Bachelor's or higher1County figure16.5%48% below
High school or higher186.4%6% below
Household size12.42% below
Born abroad1County figure3.9%56% below
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband184.3%9% below
05

Life in East Bronson

4 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.6 −15%
Shops36.1 +19%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics7.5 −63%
Child care centers2.2 −4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
7.5
63% below the median place
Students per teacher11
19.2
25% above the median place
Shops per 10k8
36.1
19% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureEast BronsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure1567% above
Public school students11County figure5,55413% above
Students per teacher11County figure19.225% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure17.615% below
Shops per 10k8County figure36.119% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure7.563% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.24% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure469% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 70°F, 28% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached East Bronson. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature12
70°F
28% above the median place
January average low12
44°F
75% above the median place
Good air days14
88.7%
29% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureEast BronsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure91°F5% above
January average low12County figure44°F75% above
Average temperature12County figure70°F28% above
Annual precipitation12County figure53.2 in21% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure66.129% below
Hurricane risk13County figure91.630% above
Tornado risk13County figure58.728% below
Wildfire risk13County figure87.343% above
Heat wave risk13County figure53.141% below
Median air quality index14Metro figure3714% below
Good air days14Metro figure88.7%29% above
08

East Bronson in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$51,898 (2024)$66,000$55,500 to $78,000+4.0%
Median home value$147,500 (2024)$208,000$151,000 to $286,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like East Bronson

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
International Falls, MN$645$57,662Compare
Bath, NY$735$47,150Compare
Geneva, OH$808$53,557Compare
Menominee, MI$735$49,432Compare
Menominee, MIGeneva, OHBath, NYInternational Falls, MNEast Bronson, FLEast BronsonInternational FallsBathGenevaMenomineeEast BronsonInternational FallsBathGenevaMenominee

Common questions

Is East Bronson a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Median rent is $570 a month, lower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 474 Florida places. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 364 Florida places. On cost, space and class size it scores 77 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is East Bronson expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $147,500.

What salary do you need to live in East Bronson?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $22,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to East Bronson?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are International Falls, MN, Bath, NY, Geneva, OH and Menominee, MI.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares East Bronson with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for East Bronson itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/east-bronson-florida

Citytistics. “East Bronson, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/east-bronson-florida/

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