Baker County, FL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Baker County, Florida. Population: 28.0K.

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Median Home Price

$294.5K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income

$70.8K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.2x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$74.1K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,410

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.48%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,489

Property Tax$118

Insurance$123

Total Monthly$1,729

Historical Home Prices

2015

$149.5K

2016

$161.1K

+7.7%%

2017

$173.5K

+7.7%%

2018

$188.5K

+8.6%%

2019

$203.3K

+7.9%%

2020

$226.4K

+11.3%%

2021

$270.7K

+19.6%%

2022

$296.9K

+9.7%%

2023

$294.1K

-0.9%%

2024

$299.8K

+1.9%%

2025

$304.4K

+1.5%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.1%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

6.0

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

77.7%

Black

11.5%

Hispanic

3.7%

Asian

0.8%

Two or More Races

6.3%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

69°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

212

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

51.3"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 13/100

January Low

20°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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