Reviews & Comments
Brandon, FL
Brandon FL where Urban Sprawl is ever increasing -
12/26/2014The Greater Brandon Area which includes the neighboring eastern Hillsborough county communities of Seffner, Riverview and Valrico is possibly the most growing area in the Tampa Bay and Central Florida Region. The reason it is is because it is only place left with available land in the area in close proximity to downtown Tampa and not really not that far from the Region's big companies in north St Pete and Tampa Westshore. But it is not growing correctly. The Roads here cannot handle the traffic and it is starting to be sprawled- out like neighboring built out Pinellas County which is a total disaster. The Brandon area is also overpriced for central Florida, Rents are the highest in Brandon than most other areas in the region for some unknown reason, Also there is an multitude of mediocre commercial restaurants here that are always over crowded and people are always on top of you. The main-highways in Brandon proper SR 60 Brandon Blvd and Causeway Blvd along with the disastrous Brandon Mall area are motor vehicle accident prone with increased crime and more of a ghetto population moving in along Brandon Blvd from Tampa. The positive i guess you could say is pretty good seasonal good weather, Brandon is not an ugly run town area, There is a lot of newer construction and newer businesses moving in like USAA, Bass Pro Shops and Golf Pro Centers that serves tons of Alcohol. But this will make traffic and Crime worse and it may be time to move out. As far as if you have family there's some decent schools to go to. But what the Brandon area is really known for is good high school sports programs like Armwood which is nationally ranked year in and year out. But Bottom line If your not into a extreme congestion and tons of commercial places do not move here!