Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Florida has a population of 917.
Fort Braden’s midpoint age is 53.8 years, where Florida’s towns sit at 42.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 9 of the 639 Florida towns we compare have a lower January low than Fort Braden. 27% of the land in Fort Braden is conserved, against 3% in Florida’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Lake Talquin State Park, 428 acres with 1.9 miles of trail. Fort Braden has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 2 maps from 1943 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fort Braden. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Stadium & arenaDoak Campbell Stadium
15 mi National forestApalachicola National Forest
31 mi Park & preserveSt. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
33 mi LighthouseSt. Marks Light
39 mi Park & preserveTate's Hell State Forest39 mi Ancient sitePage-Ladson prehistory siteDoak Campbell Stadium: Mlsquad, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Apalachicola National Forest: Sallicio, Public domain · St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge: Tim Ross, Public domain · St. Marks Light: MaheshGonela, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tate's Hell State Forest: The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fort Braden 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 Fort Braden.
3.7 miles of trail wind through 5 parks and preserves. Fort Braden’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Talquin State Park | 1.9 mi | 428 |
| 2. Apalachicola National Forest | 0.4 mi | 242 |
| 3. Fort Braden Trails | 0.4 mi | 54 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Leon school district. Fort Braden’s only public school teaches 668 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Braden SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 668 | C |
NCES · EDFacts
FEMA puts 33% of Fort Braden’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 25% to hurricanes. On expected storm and flood damage, Fort Braden sits above 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Commuting out is the norm in Fort Braden: 1% of working residents work locally. The typical journey to work locally is 32 minutes. This Florida town had 54 jobs in 2023, up 36 from 2013. For half of commuters, work is under 17 miles away.
| Fort Braden | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For Fort Braden, the typical July afternoon high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in Fort Braden who get no exercise outside work: 30%. Against the Florida average, Fort Braden comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 14. In Fort Braden, nearly a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes, and 43% have high blood pressure.
| Fort Braden | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Fort Braden | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.1% | 13.9% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 70.6% | 65.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.4% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Among households in Fort Braden, 81% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fort Braden
About 5 of every 100 Fort Braden residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Where Fort Braden’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Fort Braden is a historic location and census-designated place (CDP) in western Leon County, Florida, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,045.
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Fort Braden has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
