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Valrico, FL | 1 Review(s)

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Brandon, FL

Brandon Area - Overwhelmed by Sprawl - 11/16/2006
Brandon was once a nice Tampa area suburb with a rural feel where you could raise a family and have a high quality of life. Now it is overwhelmed by development good and bad - lots of great restaurants and neighborly communities on the outskirts and the bad i.e. the topless/stripper bar next to the home improvement store across from a neighborhood (who is responsible for zoning this place?). The tons congestion due to hundreds of apartment complexes/condos (especially around the Westfield mall area) are worth a mention as is most Tampa (Condo Hell!!) Highway 60/Brandon Blvd./Adamo Drive between Hwy 301 and Valrico Road should be avoided at all costs as it is just a parking lot most times. Overall cost of living went through the roof so expect to pay 300K - 400K for a decent home and let's not talk about property taxes and home insurance...that's if you can get it (thanks to hurricanes and sink holes - yes, holes that open up and swallow your house from below). It is a great place to live if you were smart with your money before the housing boom and already have a home. Definitely not a good place to move and grow now or the future...

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