Live oaks covered with Spanish moss engulf the road to the rural neighborhood of Centerville. Limbs of hickory trees and sweet gums drape over the skinny, two-lane thoroughfare, greeting drivers heading northeast from Tallahassee. Florida is known for its beaches, but it’s all about nature in Tallahassee – leafy trees, hiking trails and hills. Centerville Road is one of nine canopy roads in the capital city, and it’s the main thoroughfare to a rural neighborhood in the growing northeast Tallahassee area. “Centerville Road is one of our canopy roads. It can go way, way out, northeast of town,” says Audrey Nedeau, real estate broker at Suite Real Estate, LLC in Tallahassee. “Out that way, people have horses.”
Canopy roads make Centerville one of the most beautiful communities in North Florida.
Horses have plenty of room to roam in Centerville Conservation.
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Tallahassee Chinese Christian Church has service in English and Mandarin
Located about 10 minutes from the superhot neighborhood of Bradfordville, Centerville is where residents enjoy easy access to the restaurants, shops and parks but get a quieter, more subdued way of life. Centerville has no commercial activity besides farming and repair businesses. A few Christian churches are here, including houses of worship for Baptists and Methodists, plus the Tallahassee Chinese Christian Church. Sunday worship at the Chinese Christian Church is in English and Mandarin. In Centerville, people keep horses on their properties or in stables, and they pick blueberries at Sienna Lee Gardens and leave with their fingers stained purple.
The Tallahassee Chinese Church offers services in English and Mandarin in Centerville.
Sienna Lee Gardens is located in the Centerville community in northeast Tallahassee.
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Rural estates 30 minutes northeast of Tallahassee
Homes in Centerville came online after 1980. Homeowner's associations govern subdivisions like the Centerville Conservation Community and Northshire. The Baker Place subdivision has a 10-ft. wide multiuse trail that’s almost 2 miles long. Northshire offers a rural lifestyle, with big home lots, a fishing lake and plenty of land for horses. Houses in and out of subdivisions have multiple acres of land, and custom homes, Craftsman-style houses, traditional homes with Greek columns and farmhouses are typical architectural styles. Prices range from $410,000 to $2.1 million.
Ranch style homes with craftsman features are common in Centerville.
Sienna Lee Gardens also offers a large rental home for an event or vacation in Centerville.
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Some of the best public schools in Leon County
Kids in Centerville have access to top-rated schools in the Tallahassee area. Leon County public schools serving the neighborhood include Roberts Elementary School, William J. Montford III Middle School and Lawton Chiles High School. The high school and Roberts Elementary have A ratings from Niche, and the middle school is rated A-minus. Chiles High School is considered the second-best high school in Tallahassee because of its strong academics.
Roberts Elementary provides top-rated programming to K-5 students in NE Tallahassee.
Lawton Chiles High School has an A rating with top academic and athletic offerings.
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Conservation community and hiking trails
Centerville has no parks, save for the yards surrounding residential properties. Centerville Conservation Community is a nature preserve boasting miles of hiking trails, a lake house overlooking a community pond, two lakes stocked with game fish such as panfish and bass, plus private stables and horse pastures. People walk on dirt trails at Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway, where they can take their dogs and enjoy the sights of butterflies and blooming flowers.
Shamrock South Park is located in Killearn Estates on the north side of Tallahassee.
AJ Henry Park is located in Northeast Tallahassee.
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10 minutes from red-hot Bradfordville, with chain stores and restaurants
No stores and restaurants exist in Centerville. It is, by nature, a residential community and that’s that. Grocery shopping happens at Publix in nearby Bradfordville, which also features restaurants like Chick-fil-A and Moe’s Southwest Grill. Mom & Dad’s Italian Restaurant serves Italian fare in a dining room with white tablecloths, and Dao Restaurant serves sushi, fried rice and miso soup. On temperate evenings, people sit outside at Tally Fish House & Oyster Bar and eat lobster underneath the lights. Bradfordville also has big-box stores like Target and service businesses like tire shops and doctors' offices.
Lucky Goat, close by at Bannerman Crossings, is perfect for remote working.
Publix is a convenient spot for all the food needs of local residents in Centerville.
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"Canopy road" links directly with Interstate 10
Centerville’s main thoroughfare is Centerville Road, which eventually connects with Magnolia Drive just east of downtown Tallahassee. Before it hits downtown, Centerville Road links with Interstate 10, the main highway in Tallahassee, which runs east-west throughout the Florida panhandle. Downtown Tallahassee is about 30 minutes from Centerville, which is longer than most people in Tallahassee usually want to commute, Nedeau says. “A 40-minute drive in Tallahassee, that’s a lot. In Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville, people are used to an hour or two hours,” she says. “It’s all perspective. People come from other cities and states and say, ‘as long as I’m within an hour.’ Well, that’s anywhere in Tallahassee. Nowhere is going to take you an hour.”
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BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME IN THE PRESTIGIOUS GATED COMMUNITY OF CENTERVILLE CONSERVATION* THIS CLEARED LOT OVERLOOKS LAKE AMBER* LIVE IN THIS SERENE AND BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED COMMUNITY THAT FEATURES 5 MILES OF WALKING TRAILS AND STABLES TO BOARD YOUR HORSE IF NEEDED.
Exceptional Custom pool home in Baker Place. Master on the main level with an ensuite Office. Large family room looks over the pool and hot tub. Two additional bedrooms on the main floor with Jack and Jill bathroom. Upstairs has its own living area and second kitchen, Laundry room, two additional bedrooms and a full bath. Pool has its own dedicated bathroom accessible from the back deck. Private
Great NE location. 4.26 acres partially cleared lot in quiet neighborhood to build your dream home on. Minutes from Bannerman Crossing, A-rated schools, and lots of shopping and restaurants including Target and Publix nearby. Property is level and dry and not in flood zone. No HOA and no minimum build size.
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Average Home Value
Source: Public Records
Property Mix - Square Feet
This Neighborhood Has More Owners
Demographics
Total Population
2,510
Median Age
42
Population Density
1 person/acre
Population under 18
26%
On par with the national average
23.8%
Population over 65
20.4%
On par with the national average
19.1%
Finances
Median Household Income
$153,414
Significantly above the national average
$71,702
Average Household Income
$160,994
Education and Workforce
High School Graduates
98.7%
College Graduates
63.8%
Significantly above the national average
34.1%
Advanced Degrees
32.7%
Above the national average
13.3%
% Population in Labor Force
75.1%
Weather
Annual Precipitation
59''
Average Winter Low Temperature
41°F
Average Summer High Temperature
92°F
Annual Snowfall
0''
Area Factors
Somewhat Bikeable
Bike Score®
23/ 100
Car-Dependent
Walk Score®
1/ 100
Source: Walk Score
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