Living in Manatee Road, Florida

Small place: Census estimates for places under 5,000 people have wide margins of error. Treat these figures as rough.

Unincorporated: there's no city government; Levy County provides roads, zoning and law enforcement.

Nearest 24-hour emergency room

UF Health Shands Hospital, in Gainesville, about 36 miles away.²

Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.

Life in the Big Bend and Nature Coast

Tallahassee, the state capital and a two-university town, plus the quiet Gulf coast that curves from Apalachicola around to Crystal River: oyster and clam towns, springs, manatees and some of the least-developed coastline left in Florida.^4,5,6,7

Hazards: Storm surge on a shallow, low-lying coast. Idalia came ashore at Keaton Beach on August 30, 2023, as a Category 3 with record surge; Helene came ashore near Perry on September 26, 2024, with 140 mph winds, the strongest hurricane to hit the Big Bend since records began in 1900, with flooding over 16 feet in places. Cedar Key was badly damaged by both.^8,9,10

Visitor information

Levy County's official tourism office: Visit Levy (Levy County Visitors Bureau).¹¹ Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.

Read the free Big Bend and Nature Coast preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.

Other places in Levy County

• Williston Highlands · 3,666 people · home value $228,400
• Williston · 3,154 people · home value $252,700
• East Bronson · 2,649 people · home value $147,500
• Chiefland · 1,909 people · home value $167,700
• Inglis · 1,742 people · home value $180,700
• Bronson · 1,600 people · home value $169,900
• Andrews · 1,275 people · home value $117,700

"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Manatee Road as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls Manatee Road can be larger.