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30.57° N · 84.21° W · GEOID 1208075

Bradfordville

Leon County, Florida · part of the Tallahassee, FL metro

FloridaBradfordville, FLBradfordvilleBradfordville

The short answer

Bradfordville is home to 18,953 people. Median household income is $133,359 a year and median rent is $1,881 a month, 16.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $383,300, about 2.9x annual median household income.

Bradfordville stands out on value for money. Home values run 34% below what its fundamentals predict in Florida. Also notable: After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $114,100 a year, more than in 86% of places its size.

90OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Exceptional

Bradfordville scores better than 90% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 8th of 474 in Florida.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%79
Economy 20%93
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%29
Education 10%87
Commute 10%26
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,881
38% above the median place
Median household income
$133,359
66% above the median place
Median home value
$383,300
20% above the median place
Unemployment
2.0%
58% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Bradfordville

  • Housing91% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 95% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Bradfordville

Leon County loses about 10.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in13,208
Moved out15,297
Net−2,089

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$52K
Leavers$57K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Leon County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
1.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Leon County report $52,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $56,600, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$75,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,881 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,113 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $383,300.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 23.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Tyrone, GA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
1.9%
66% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-10.2
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7
$52,064
26% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBradfordvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year11.9%66% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.9%47% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-10.2below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$52,06426% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$56,58019% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 93 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

Bradfordville16.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$75,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.9%
17% below the median place
Home price to income
2.9x
24% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$113,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Bradfordville, $1,881 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Bradfordville, but easier on the budget

Places that match Bradfordville on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Tyrone, GA9310.5% vs 16.9%$10,000Compare
Trophy Club, TX9211.9% vs 16.9%$62,900Compare
Severna Park, MD9112.0% vs 16.9%$33,000Compare
Meadowbrook, AL9011.5% vs 16.9%$17,000Compare

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Homeownership1
91.4%
38% above the median place
Median year built1
1992
1% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.8%
13% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureBradfordvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,88138% above
Rent to income116.9%17% below
Property tax rate10.8%13% below
Home price to income12.9x24% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure93.97% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,42412% below
HUD area median income4County figure$99,5007% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,0207% below
Median home value1$383,30020% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.6%49% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure47.1%9% below
Homeownership191.4%38% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure59.0%17% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,11313% above
Vacant homes1County figure11.0%56% above
Median year built119921% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment averaged 2% over the survey period, lower than in 96% of the 2,058 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Unemployment1
2.0%
58% below the median place
Poverty rate1
3.6%
67% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$133,359 +66%
Works from home23.9% +92%
Income per person$59,973 +50%
Mean commute29 min +18%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBradfordvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$133,35966% above
Income per person1$59,97350% above
Unemployment12.0%58% below
Average annual pay6County figure$64,9312% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.9%32% above
Jobs6County figure165,37210% above
Poverty rate13.6%67% below
Mean commute129 min18% above
Works from home123.9%92% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 97.7%, 6% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
97.7%
6% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.9%
6% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
57.5%
79% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.8 +12%
No health insurance4.3% −33%
Median age41.8 +7%
Born abroad6.4% −27%
All 8 people measures
MeasureBradfordvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population118,9532432nd largest
Median age141.87% above
Bachelor's or higher157.5%79% above
High school or higher197.9%6% above
Household size12.812% above
Born abroad16.4%27% below
No health insurance14.3%33% below
Homes with broadband197.7%6% above
05

Life in Bradfordville

The nearest National Park Service site is Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, about 102 miles away.

72 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents7.4 −27%
Playgrounds per 10k4.2 −55%
Grocery stores per 10k1.6 −25%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k2.6 −76%
Libraries per 10k1.1 +22%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −95%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Jimmy Carter National Historical Park 102 miles
  • Andersonville National Historic Site 112 miles
  • Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site 156 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars23.5 +13%
Shops32.4 +7%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.7 +15%
Doctors' offices and clinics21.3 +5%
Child care centers2.7 +17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
101.7
230% above the median place
Public schools12
61
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
35,246
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureBradfordvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure61above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure35,246above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure17.312% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure23.513% above
Shops per 10k8County figure32.47% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.715% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.35% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.717% above
Parks per 10k97.427% below
Playgrounds per 10k94.255% below
Grocery stores per 10k91.625% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k92.676% below
Libraries per 10k91.122% above
Named paths and bike trails90.195% below
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site10101.7230% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles100below (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure72above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 55.8 in, 27% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Bradfordville. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation13
55.8 in
27% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
97.1
37% above the median place
Average temperature13
68°F
24% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBradfordvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure92°F6% above
January average low13County figure40°F59% above
Average temperature13County figure68°F24% above
Annual precipitation13County figure55.8 in27% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure93.31% above
Hurricane risk14County figure97.137% above
Tornado risk14County figure97.119% above
Wildfire risk14County figure90.047% above
Heat wave risk14County figure91.92% above
Median air quality index15County figure4812% above
Good air days15County figure56.4%18% below
08

Bradfordville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Bradfordville does better than 78% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 76%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,881/mo (2024)$2,400/mo$1,970 to $2,920/mo+4.1%
Median household income$133,359 (2024)$170,000$143,500 to $201,000+4.1%
Median home value$383,300 (2024)$561,000$407,000 to $772,000+6.5%

The median home would be worth 3.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Bradfordville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Maple Grove, MN$1,868$132,731Compare
Avon, OH$1,796$135,915Compare
Grandwood Park, IL$1,836$126,736Compare
Lake Zurich, IL$1,909$135,968Compare
Lake Zurich, ILGrandwood Park, ILAvon, OHMaple Grove, MNBradfordville, FLBradfordvilleMaple GroveAvonGrandwood ParkLake ZurichBradfordvilleMaple GroveAvonGrandwood ParkLake Zurich

Places built like Bradfordville

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Bradfordville performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Bradfordville, FL16.9%6.1%/yrn/a
Eldersburg, MD14.3%3.4%/yrn/aCompare
Stallings, NC19.5%6.4%/yr10.2%Compare
Arnold, MD18.3%2.3%/yrn/aCompare
Montclair, VA18.2%4.1%/yrn/aCompare
Lewisville, NC13.0%5.2%/yr7.8%Compare
Five Forks, SC18.4%4.4%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Bradfordville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 90 out of 100, better than 90% of the places we rate and 8th of 474 in Florida. 91% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 95% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 99 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Bradfordville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $383,300.

What salary do you need to live in Bradfordville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $75,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Bradfordville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Maple Grove, MN, Avon, OH, Grandwood Park, IL and Lake Zurich, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Bradfordville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Bradfordville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/bradfordville-florida

Citytistics. “Bradfordville, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/bradfordville-florida/

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