DeSoto County, FL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for DeSoto County, Florida. Population: 34.3K.

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Median Home Price

$253.3K

Based on 2 cities

Median Household Income

$50.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

5.0x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$64.1K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,322

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.52%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,281

Property Tax$110

Insurance$106

Total Monthly$1,497

Historical Home Prices

2015

$106.8K

2016

$122.4K

+14.6%%

2017

$135.1K

+10.3%%

2018

$147.1K

+8.9%%

2019

$156.3K

+6.3%%

2020

$172.5K

+10.4%%

2021

$212.1K

+22.9%%

2022

$260.1K

+22.7%%

2023

$257.9K

-0.8%%

2024

$257.6K

-0.1%%

2025

$243.9K

-5.3%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.9%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

7.4

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

55.5%

Black

12.7%

Hispanic

29.8%

Asian

Two or More Races

1.7%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

73°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

210

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

52.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 82/100

January Low

21°F

Average winter low

July High

85°F

Average summer high

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