Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 90, settled in 1882.
33% of residents live below the poverty line in Bradley, above both South Carolina’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 170 in South Carolina we compare has a higher median age than Bradley. Cedar Springs Historic District and Sylvania is on the National Register of Historic Places. Bradley 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.
Census counts: 171 in 2000, 160 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 3 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bradley is unincorporated, so Greenwood 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 Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Bradley.
100% of Bradley households own their home, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 65% and U.S. towns at 73%. The typical Bradley home is worth about $117,000, about the same as a year ago, 62% below the South Carolina typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
100% of Bradley workers work from home. Most working residents leave Bradley for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Greenwood (22%), Columbia (4%) and Atlanta (3%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bradley has mild winters and warm summers. The July high in Bradley is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bradley beats the South Carolina average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 21% of adults have diabetes in Bradley.
| Bradley | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 40% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 23% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Bradley | SC |
|---|---|---|
| More women getting mammograms | 83.8% | 77.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.8% | 80.2% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 6.6% | 3.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Bradley
About 0 of every 100 Bradley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
Where Bradley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
Bradley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 170 at the 2010 census.
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Bradley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.