Leon County, FL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Leon County, Florida. Population: 294.1K.

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Median Home Price

$278.8K

Based on 10 cities

Median Household Income

$65.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.3x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$73.6K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,305

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.83%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,410

Property Tax$192

Insurance$116

Total Monthly$1,718

Historical Home Prices

2015

$167.0K

2016

$175.7K

+5.3%%

2017

$184.8K

+5.2%%

2018

$193.1K

+4.5%%

2019

$205.5K

+6.4%%

2020

$221.7K

+7.9%%

2021

$247.5K

+11.6%%

2022

$267.8K

+8.2%%

2023

$282.9K

+5.6%%

2024

$284.5K

+0.6%%

2025

$282.6K

-0.7%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.6%%

Below national average

Population Density

440

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

6.1

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

53.9%

Black

30.4%

Hispanic

7.9%

Asian

3.4%

Two or More Races

3.8%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

68°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

193

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

55.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 93/100

January Low

20°F

Average winter low

July High

85°F

Average summer high

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