Columbia County, FL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Columbia County, Florida. Population: 69.8K.

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Median Home Price

$260.5K

Based on 4 cities

Median Household Income

$55.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.7x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$66.0K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,385

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.53%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,317

Property Tax$115

Insurance$109

Total Monthly$1,541

Historical Home Prices

2015

$120.1K

2016

$127.5K

+6.2%%

2017

$138.7K

+8.8%%

2018

$149.5K

+7.8%%

2019

$158.5K

+6.0%%

2020

$181.5K

+14.5%%

2021

$215.4K

+18.7%%

2022

$249.4K

+15.8%%

2023

$252.6K

+1.3%%

2024

$262.3K

+3.8%%

2025

$261.1K

-0.4%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.7%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

9.1

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

70.7%

Black

16.2%

Hispanic

7.4%

Asian

0.9%

Two or More Races

3.7%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

69°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

204

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

52.3"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 70/100

January Low

21°F

Average winter low

July High

85°F

Average summer high

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