How Bradenton compares across Florida
Bradenton is ranked on 34 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
More homes per newcomer than 95% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Bradenton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Bradenton out-ranks 2 of its 5 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Bradenton lands in the top half on 9 of 23 lists
Each dot is Bradenton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Bradenton does best come first.
Where Bradenton lands in every FL ranking
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#206
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#302
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#117 Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #211
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#250
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#305
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#282
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
#205 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#160
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#117
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#137
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
#173 Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#427
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#407
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#417
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#421
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#429
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#299
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#352 People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#345
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#430
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#205
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#153
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#311 
The number on the right is Bradenton’s spot. All of Florida’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every FL list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.