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Bradford County
Bradford County
Bradford County is a small rural county between Gainesville and Jacksonville along US-301. Starke is the county seat and home to Florida State Prison and the Reception and Medical Center. The economy is a mix of corrections, agriculture, and small-town retail. Court records use the statewide Civitek OCRS portal.
Property in Bradford
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in Bradford.
Bradford is a low-cost rural and small-town housing market.
- Florida Homestead and Save Our Homes apply to primary residences.
- Tax bills Nov 1; discounts through February; delinquent April 1.
- Tax deed redemption to day of sale under Ch. 197, F.S.
- Foreclosure surplus rights under § 45.032, F.S. (60 days).
- Inland location reduces hurricane wind exposure but flood and tornado risk remain.
Investing in Bradford.
Bradford has a thin but consistent rental market driven by corrections employment plus small-acreage land deals.
- Court records via Civitek OCRS (county/4).
- Property Appraiser at bradfordappraiser.com.
- Watch for septic/well, agricultural exemptions, and timber zoning.
- Tax deed and foreclosure volume is modest.
After a Bradford foreclosure or tax deed sale.
Bradford uses Florida's judicial foreclosure process and Chapter 197 tax deed sales.
- Foreclosures filed in the 8th Judicial Circuit.
- Surplus claims under § 45.032, F.S. within 60 days.
- Tax certificates sold annually by the Tax Collector; tax deed application after 2 years.
- Notices published in the Bradford County Telegraph.
Courts and records in Bradford.
- Bradford County Courthouse — 945 N Temple Ave, Starke, FL 32091 — 8th Judicial Circuit
- 8th Judicial Circuit (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, Union)
- First District Court of Appeal — Tallahassee
- Clerk of the Circuit Court — Denny Thompson — (904) 966-6280 — bradfordclerk.com
- Property Appraiser — Jimmy McCullough — 945 N Temple Ave — bradfordappraiser.com
- Tax Collector — 945 N Temple Ave, Starke
- Sheriff — Gordon Smith — 945 N Temple Ave, Starke