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Bradenton Beach’s average trip to work is 46 minutes, where Florida’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 16% of the land in Bradenton Beach is conserved, where Florida’s towns sit at 3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Regina Shipwreck Site is on the National Register of Historic Places. Bradenton Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Bradenton Beach beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 59% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Census counts: 1,124 in 1960, a peak of 1,657 in 1990, 908 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1990 and 3 maps from 1944 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bradenton Beach. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
4 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
36 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
10 mi MuseumJohn and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
11 mi Park & preserveFort De Soto ParkTropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0 · Fort De Soto Park: Christopher Hollis, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bradenton Beach, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Bradenton Beach.
The typical Bradenton Beach home is worth about $638,000, up 0.5% in a year, 70% above the Florida typical home. 86% of Bradenton Beach households own their home.
| Bradenton Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,438 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Bradenton Beach for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Bradenton Beach has added 307 jobs, to 842 in 2023. The top destinations are Bradenton (8%), Holmes Beach (7%) and Tampa (4%).
| Bradenton Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 8.7% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.8% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bradenton Beach’s FEMA risk score is 98 of 100. Since 1979, 671 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bradenton Beach.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Bradenton Beach is 1.3 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Leffis Key Preserve, at 21 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Leffis Key Preserve | 0.7 mi | 21 |
| 2. Moose Club 2188 Beach | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Bradenton Beach has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 53° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4 crimes were reported in Bradenton Beach in 2025: 2 property and 2 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Bradenton Beach is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
5.8% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Bradenton Beach. Bradenton Beach beats the Florida average on 18 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 87% of adults had a checkup this year in Bradenton Beach.
| Bradenton Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 87% | 79% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bradenton Beach | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.8% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 17.4% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Bradenton Beach
About 1 of every 100 Bradenton Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
1,171 counted in 2010 and 908 in 2020; an estimated 921 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
City in Florida, United States
Bradenton Beach is a city on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The population was 908 at the 2020 census, down from 1,171 in 2010. It is part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city occupies the southern part of Anna Maria Island and is one of three municipalities on the island. The others are Holmes Beach in the center and Anna Maria in the north.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
3 towns share a border with Bradenton Beach.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradenton Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Holmes Beach | #263 | C+ | D− | B | C+ | A− |
| Cortez | #442 | C− | D | — | C+ | B+ |
| Longboat Key | #11 | A− | D− | A | B+ | A |
Cortez reports no FBI crime data of its own. Bradenton Beach isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bradenton Beach with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Bradenton Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
