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For most people who can afford it, yes. Bradfordville grades B overall, ranked 123rd of 634 in Florida. Residents are healthier than 96% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household earns $133K. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $383K for a typical one and 5.9 times the Tallahassee metro’s $65K median household income. 58% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Bradfordville, against 31% in Florida’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 77 of Florida’s 776 towns score lower on walkability. Pisgah United Methodist Church and Tall Timbers Plantation is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Bradfordville beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Bradfordville | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 16.8% |
Pisgah United Methodist ChurchWhere Bradfordville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Bradfordville is from typical.
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The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 2018 and 3 maps from 1963 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bradfordville. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Stadium & arenaDoak Campbell Stadium
29 mi Park & preserveSt. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
34 mi LighthouseSt. Marks Light
36 mi National forestApalachicola National Forest31 mi Ancient sitePage-Ladson prehistory site
17 mi MuseumPebble Hill PlantationDoak Campbell Stadium: Mlsquad, CC BY-SA 4.0 · St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge: Tim Ross, Public domain · St. Marks Light: MaheshGonela, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Apalachicola National Forest: Sallicio, Public domain · Pebble Hill Plantation: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bradfordville is unincorporated, so Leon County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Bradfordville.
Bradfordville has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, has less food insecurity than most of Florida and has household incomes well above the Florida norm.
Its widest gap with Florida is food insecurity: 6.9% of its 14,381 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.8% statewide.
10% of adults report frequent physical distress in Bradfordville. Only 6 of the 636 Florida towns we compare have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Bradfordville. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Bradfordville.
| Bradfordville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 25% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bradfordville | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 16.8% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 15.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 17.4% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Leon school district. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Lawton Chiles High School, with 1,881 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerlake Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 876 | A |
| Lawton Chiles High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,881 | A− |
| Killearn Lakes Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 740 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
19 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Bradfordville’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Bradfordville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tekesta Park | — | 10 |
| 2. Pimlico Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Monkey Business Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 2016, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bradfordville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 1,701 in 2013 to 2,874. 23.8% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
Most working residents leave Bradfordville for work: only 5% work in town. 3.6% of Bradfordville residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Bradfordville has added 1,173 jobs, to 2,874 in 2023.
| Bradfordville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $133,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Tallahassee Ap weather station, 15 miles away, records that about 128 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. The Tallahassee Ap weather station, 15 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 255 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 96% of Florida places with climate records.
Bradfordville has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Bradfordville is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Bradfordville
About 5 of every 100 Bradfordville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Unincorporated community in Florida, U.S.
Bradfordville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northern Leon County, Florida, United States. The population was 19,183 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is both 8 miles (13 km) north of Tallahassee and south of the Florida/Georgia state line at the intersection of US 319 and County Road 0342 (Bannerman Road/Bradfordville Road).
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One town shares a border with Bradfordville.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradfordville | #123 | B | C− | — | B− | A+ |
| Tallahassee | #478 | C− | C− | D | B− | B |
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Bradfordville grades B overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #123 of 634 in Florida. It grades A+ for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $383,000, 2% above the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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