Gilchrist County, FL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Gilchrist County, Florida. Population: 18.1K.

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Median Home Price

$278.0K

Based on 2 cities

Median Household Income

$61.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.6x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$69.9K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,301

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.47%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,406

Property Tax$108

Insurance$116

Total Monthly$1,630

Historical Home Prices

2015

$123.2K

2016

$130.9K

+6.3%%

2017

$143.5K

+9.6%%

2018

$155.0K

+8.1%%

2019

$164.6K

+6.2%%

2020

$189.7K

+15.2%%

2021

$227.1K

+19.7%%

2022

$261.4K

+15.1%%

2023

$278.1K

+6.4%%

2024

$289.3K

+4.0%%

2025

$290.2K

+0.3%%

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

21.8

High (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

85.9%

Black

Hispanic

7.5%

Asian

0.2%

Two or More Races

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

69°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

205

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

54.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 28/100

January Low

20°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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