Highlands County, FL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Highlands County, Florida. Population: 102.3K.

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Median Home Price

$247.4K

Based on 8 cities

Median Household Income

$55.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.5x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$62.6K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,295

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.52%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,251

Property Tax$108

Insurance$103

Total Monthly$1,462

Historical Home Prices

2015

$99.0K

2016

$109.8K

+10.9%%

2017

$120.4K

+9.7%%

2018

$129.9K

+7.8%%

2019

$139.4K

+7.3%%

2020

$153.2K

+9.9%%

2021

$190.4K

+24.3%%

2022

$223.3K

+17.3%%

2023

$232.3K

+4.0%%

2024

$235.2K

+1.3%%

2025

$228.7K

-2.8%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.5%%

Below national average

Population Density

101

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

6.1

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

64.2%

Black

9.2%

Hispanic

21.5%

Asian

1.5%

Two or More Races

2.9%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

73°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

201

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

51.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 89/100

January Low

21°F

Average winter low

July High

85°F

Average summer high

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