Florida · County property tax · ACS 2024
Bradford County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Bradford County pays $1,164 a year, an effective rate of 0.55%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,164
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.55%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -42%
- vs U.S. average
- #60 of 67
- rank in FL
The verdict
Homeowners in Bradford County pay a median $1,164 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.55%, more affordable than 78% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,164
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.55%
- Effective rate on median home
- #694 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -42%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($212,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Florida. Population: 27,885. Owner-occupied homes: 6,801.
The median annual property tax in Bradford County is $1,164, which is 57% lower than the Florida state average and 42% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.55% on a median home value of $212,500. Property taxes represent 1.8% of the median household income in this county.
Bradford County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Bradford County's 0.55% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 78%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Bradford County pay a median annual property tax of $1,164, well below the national median and far below the Florida state median. On a $212,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.55% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Florida counties by effective rate
Bradford County ranks #60 of 67 counties in Florida by effective rate (10% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Bradford County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.8% of the $63,050 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Bradford County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Bradford County rose 78.7%, from $118,900 to $212,500. The effective rate fell 24.4% over the same span, a steeper move than in 92% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 35.0%, to $1,164. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 35% from $862 to $1,164. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 2,377 of 6,801 owner-occupied homes (35.0%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Household income sits in the second quarter nationally and the effective rate in the lowest, so the median bill takes 1.8% of median household income. Both figures point the same way, which is unusual enough that the ratio above is worth reading rather than assumed.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Bradford County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Bradford County homeowners, 2,377 of 6,801 owner-occupied homes (35.0%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 35.0% (2,377)
- $800 to $1,499 27.7% (1,887)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.7% (589)
- $2,000 to $2,999 11.3% (768)
- $3,000 or more 13.3% (902)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
278 homes here (4.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Florida handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Bradford County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+82%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Bradford County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Bradford County's effective rate is higher than 10% of the 67 counties in Florida - ranking #60 of 67.
Where Bradford County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.55% Among the most affordable more affordable than 78% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Bradford County moved from $862 in the 2020 release to $1,164 in 2024, a change of about 35%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Bradford County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Bradford County | Florida Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 1.8% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Bradford County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Florida counties.
Bradford County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,164 +13.9% | 0.55% |
| 2023 | $1,022 +4.6% | 0.57% |
| 2022 | $977 +7.5% | 0.63% |
| 2021 | $909 +5.5% | 0.71% |
| 2020 | $862 | 0.72% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Bradford County: tax takes only 1.8% of income
Counties near Bradford County's effective rate
On effective rate, Bradford County sits nearest Douglas County (CO), Greene County (AL), LaGrange County (IN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Hampshire County (WV), Douglas County (WA), Luna County (NM).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Bradford County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 260 of 11,110 returns from Bradford County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,450 - 31% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Bradford County rate FAQs
- How does Bradford County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Bradford County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.55% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Bradford County, Florida?
- The median annual property tax in Bradford County is $1,164, an effective rate of 0.55% on a $212,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Bradford County?
- Bradford County, Florida scores C+ (62/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is rate relief at B+ (0.55%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- Are property taxes increasing in Bradford County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Bradford County jumped 35.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $862 to $1,164, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Bradford County?
- Property taxes in Bradford County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.8% of the $63,050 median household income.
What to do with Bradford County's QUIET rate
Bradford County's $1,164 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.8% of Bradford County's $63,050 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Bradford County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.55%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,164/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Bradford County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Bradford County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Wheeler County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Bradford County at $1,164/yr; rate 0.79% vs Bradford County 0.55%.
Benton County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,165/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.77% vs Bradford County 0.55%.
Cassia County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,166/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.41% vs Bradford County 0.55%.
Loudon County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,162/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.33% vs Bradford County 0.55%.
Florida county set
State ACS overview for every published Florida county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Bradford County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Bradford County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.