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Country around Brooker is a rural area of about 1,313 people in Bradford County, Florida, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 15 miles from Gainesville, FL and 49 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 $233k and rent runs about $839 a month.
1,313people
$233kTypical home
$839/moRent
92° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,313 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 15 mi to Gainesville, FL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,470/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% 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 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to GNV airport
- 55 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 148 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 292 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 216 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 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
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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