Suwannee County, FL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Suwannee County, Florida. Population: 43.9K.

Median Home Price
$274.7K

Based on 4 cities

Median Household Income
$55.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
5.0x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$68.6K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,169

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.43%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$1,389
Property Tax$97.42
Insurance$114
Total Monthly$1,601
Historical Home Prices
2015
$123.6K
2016
$129.7K
+4.9%%
2017
$138.6K
+6.9%%
2018
$148.3K
+7.1%%
2019
$159.1K
+7.3%%
2020
$181.4K
+14.0%%
2021
$226.7K
+24.9%%
2022
$236.4K
+4.3%%
2023
$249.1K
+5.4%%
2024
$260.5K
+4.6%%
2025
$260.7K
+0.1%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.7%%

Below national average

Population Density
64

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
4.8

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White
73.3%
Black
9.8%
Hispanic
11.3%
Asian
0.7%
Two or More Races
4.3%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
68°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
189

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
53.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
High Risk

Score: 71/100

January Low
20°F

Average winter low

July High
85°F

Average summer high