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I commute from Bradenton proper and, like any working-class town, there are some neighborhoods that are very safe, and some that are less so. The neighborhood I live in is totally safe, and I have no qualms at all about walking anywhere, day or night.
I live less tahn 5 minutes from school, and although my address is Bradenton, I live in Lakewood Ranch. Thanks to the real estate market right now there are some incredible home rentals going on. I live in a 1/2 million dollar house with a pool and jacuzzi (pool and lawn service included) with a couple of roommates from school and it's rather cheap. There's a mix of older folks and young couples (mostly young couples). Kids ride their bikes all over and people walk an run through the neighboorhood. We have a couple of great parks a half mile away and great schools. The people in the neighboorhood have "block parties" on holidays and everyone is as nice as can be. Halloween was a blast in this neighborhood with all the kids and parents out dressing up and trick-or-treating, and people decorating their yards. $th of July was pretty amazing too. For me, it's just a great place to be-- but maybe some people don't like those kind of things. That's their decision to make.