Doug, I don't know about appartments in Brandon other than passing through on my way to Tampa, there are quite a few. One thing to be aware of, there is a big mall on route 60, just east of where 60 crosses I75. That part of route 60 gets clogged with trafic every week day around 5pm and every Saturday, and between Thanksgiving and Christmas, forget it! I would try to avoid living in that trafic jam. There are plenty of roads that run paralelle to 60 without the trafic problems.