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Bradley
South Carolina›Greenwood County

BradleySC

A town of 90, settled in 1882.

Sylvania · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Bradley

Bradley, SC · Sylvania · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Bradley a good place to live?

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.

Small town

90 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Sylvania
Sylvania · National Register of Historic Places
Bradley’s story

144 years in pictures

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.

  • 1882Bradley is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Bradley: who provides what

Bradley is unincorporated, so Greenwood County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerDominion Energy South Carolina16.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesGreenwood CountyGreenwood County provides services here
SchoolsGreenwood School District 50Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn South Carolina you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereGreenwood Board of Voter RegistrationGreenwood County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2024
ZIP code2981929819 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Bradley.

Housing

Bradley stands out in South Carolina and nationally: a larger share of its households own their home

The typical Bradley home is worth about $117,000, about the same as a year ago, 62% below the South Carolina typical home.

$117KZillow home value

Typical home value

Bradley$117K
South Carolina$304K
+0.1%
value change, 1 year

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

Compared with most of South Carolina and the rest of the country, more of Bradley’s workers work from home

Half of commuters travel less than 35 miles. For residents in Bradley, the share who live below the poverty line is 33%. The top destinations are Greenwood (22%), Columbia (4%) and Atlanta (3%).

0%work in town
BradleySouth Carolina townsU.S. towns
Work from home100%8.7%11%
Below the poverty line33%17%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Bradley0%
Greenwood22%
Columbia4%
Atlanta3%
Abbeville3%
35 mi
median commute distance
2
jobs based in Bradley
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Bradley has mild winters and hot summers

In Bradley, the typical July afternoon high is 92°F.

92°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–57°
Spring50–75°
Summer69–90°
Fall52–75°
Nov 7
typical first frost
Mar 28
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Bradley has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves

The risk rating from FEMA for Bradley comes to 34 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 38% come from cold waves and 30% from inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Bradley households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.

34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
34Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Bradley is

Just over two in five adults sleep under 7 hours in Bradley. The town does better than the South Carolina average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 16. In Bradley, 49% of adults have high blood pressure, and 29% say their health is fair or poor.

BradleySouth Carolina townsU.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%
32 measures vs. South Carolina
2 better14 too close to call16 worse
What stands outBradleySC
More women getting mammograms83.8%77.6%
More adults treating high blood pressure83.8%80.2%
More adults who have had a stroke6.6%3.9%
Self Regional Healthcare
11 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bradley

15pages on Bradley
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Bradley

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Bradley for work

Where Bradley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

22% → Greenwood Greenwood 22% 4% → Columbia Columbia 4% 3% → Atlanta Atlanta 3% 3% → Abbeville Abbeville 3% 3% → Augusta Augusta 3% 3% → Seven Oaks Seven Oaks 3% Bradley · 0% stay
2jobs based in Bradley
0%of working residents work in town
35 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Bradley

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.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
7.9 sq mi
Elevation
584 ft
ZIP code
29819

Questions about Bradley

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Bradley, SC a good place to live?

Bradley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.