More About Brandon
The greater Brandon area, which includes the neighboring eastern Hillsborough county communities of Seffner, Riverview and Valrico is possibly the fastest growing area in the Tampa Bay and Central Florida region. The reason for this is the availability of land and the close proximity to downtown Tampa. Plus, it is close to some of the regions biggest companies, which are located in north St Pete and the Tampa Westshore area.
It's a good time to buy in Brandon. Home Appreciation is up 9.4% in the last 12 months. The unemployment rate in Brandon is 4.5% and recent job growth is positive. Compared to the rest of the country, Brandon's cost of living is 4.30% lower than the U.S. average. Brandon's population is 106,604 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 83.85%. The median home cost in Brandon is $199,300. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 9.36%. Finally, the average commute time is 25 minutes.
January 20, 1857, when John Brandon arrived at Fort Brooke, which is now Tampa, from Mississippi with his first wife Martha and six sons. In August 1858, John Brandon purchased 40 acres in the New Hope area, and 160 acres later on and then named his land "Brandon".
Brandon took off rapidly during the 1980s. Development of the southern area of Brandon brought thousands of new residents. In 1986, Interstate 75 began to bring traffic through the Brandon area, dramatically changing the community and helping its population reach nearly 58,000 by 1990.