Sumter County, FL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Sumter County, Florida. Population: 131.8K.

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Median Home Price

$289.9K

Based on 9 cities

Median Household Income

$73.3K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.0x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$78.5K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,940

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.01%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,466

Property Tax$245

Insurance$121

Total Monthly$1,832

Historical Home Prices

2015

$250.6K

2016

$247.2K

-1.3%%

2017

$253.2K

+2.4%%

2018

$269.7K

+6.5%%

2019

$284.2K

+5.4%%

2020

$297.0K

+4.5%%

2021

$348.1K

+17.2%%

2022

$410.2K

+17.8%%

2023

$395.4K

-3.6%%

2024

$392.7K

-0.7%%

2025

$386.4K

-1.6%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.2%%

Below national average

Population Density

237

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

3.0

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

84.1%

Black

6.7%

Hispanic

6.1%

Asian

Two or More Races

1.6%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

71°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

208

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

50.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 88/100

January Low

20°F

Average winter low

July High

85°F

Average summer high

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