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Brooker is a tiny town of 223 people in Bradford County, Florida. It's about 14 miles from Gainesville, FL and 51 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $1k a month.
223people
$198kTypical home
$1,025/moRent
92° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 223
- Part of a metro area
- About 423 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 14 mi to Gainesville, FL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,250/mo)
- Median rent $1,025/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 50
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to GNV airport
- 57 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 95 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 293 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 225 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Florida districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bradford County: R+57 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk