Escambia County, FL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Escambia County, Florida. Population: 321.3K.

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Median Home Price

$266.2K

Based on 14 cities

Median Household Income

$65.7K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.1x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$67.5K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,406

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.53%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,346

Property Tax$117

Insurance$111

Total Monthly$1,574

Historical Home Prices

2015

$133.5K

2016

$143.5K

+7.5%%

2017

$153.8K

+7.2%%

2018

$164.8K

+7.1%%

2019

$180.1K

+9.3%%

2020

$203.6K

+13.1%%

2021

$241.1K

+18.4%%

2022

$271.0K

+12.4%%

2023

$278.0K

+2.6%%

2024

$276.1K

-0.7%%

2025

$271.7K

-1.6%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.3%%

Below national average

Population Density

489

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

8.8

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

62.2%

Black

21%

Hispanic

6.6%

Asian

2.8%

Two or More Races

6.6%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

68°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

231

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

63.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 95/100

January Low

20°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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