Fort Braden is a community in Leon County, Florida, home to about 917 people across 4.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 32310.
Homes sold for a median of $153 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population917211 per sq mi
Median home value$164,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$153Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
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Around Fort Braden
Distances
Nearest major airport
Jacksonville International Airport (JAX)157 miles away
Closer regional airport
Tallahassee International Airport (TLH)1 mile away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Jacksonville, FL159 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Houston, TX662 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Fort Braden; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Fort Braden
U.S. Representative · Florida’s 2nd DistrictNeal P. Dunn (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
It’s the 793rd largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.
Leon County grew from 19,887 residents in 1900 to 292,198 in 2020.
Leon County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 41°F. About 58.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tallahassee, FL weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Leon County
107,646 jobs at 8,163 businesses in Leon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
67 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fort Braden.
Nearest hospitals
Tallahassee Memorial HealthcareGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Tallahassee5.6 miles
Hca Florida Capital HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Tallahassee7.8 miles
Grady General HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Cairo33.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
16
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
30
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
9
Mental health providers
8
Physical and occupational therapists
2
Optometrists
1
Pharmacies
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Fort Braden
Parks (6 nearby)
Lake Henrietta Park · 67 acres1.2 mi
Tallahassee Museum · 33 acres1.2 mi
Golden Aster Nature Preserve · 28 acres0.8 mi
FSU Lakefront Park & Retreat · 22 acres0.4 mi
Charles Billings Greenway · 20 acres1.4 mi
Grocery stores
Publix2.9 mi
Aldi3.1 mi
Piggly Wiggly3.1 mi
Publix3.3 mi
Pharmacies
CVS Pharmacy3.4 mi
Walgreens3.4 mi
CVS Pharmacy3.5 mi
Economy Drug Store4.0 mi
Libraries
Dr. B.L. Perry, Jr. Branch2.9 mi
S.H. Coleman Library3.2 mi
Dirac Science Library3.6 mi
Robert Manning Strozier Library3.7 mi
Law Library3.7 mi
Museums
Mission San Luis3.5 mi
San Luis Mission Museum3.5 mi
R.A. Gray Florida History Museum3.8 mi
FSU Museum of Fine Arts3.9 mi
Florida Historic Capitol Museum3.9 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Turner Auditorium3.2 mi
Will Packer Performing Arts Amphitheater3.2 mi
621 Art Gallery3.3 mi
Haskin Circus Complex3.3 mi
Mickee Faust Clubhouse3.3 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Leon. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Bond Elementary SchoolTallahassee
Pre-K–5
611
Public
2.6 mi
Fort Braden SchoolTallahassee
Pre-K–8
668
Public
11.3 mi
Pineview Elementary SchoolTallahassee
Pre-K–5
457
Public
2.1 mi
Sabal Palm Elementary SchoolTallahassee
Pre-K–5
459
Public
1.9 mi
Leon Co Juvenile Detention CenterTallahassee
K–12
52
Alternative Education
1.3 mi
R. Frank Nims Middle SchoolTallahassee
6–8
625
Public
2.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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