Leon County, FL real estate

What the numbers say

Leon County, FL real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Leon County listed for $328,950, up 0.4% from a year earlier. That is 20% below the Florida median of $409,950.

Homes spent a median of 59 days on the market, slower than 58 days a year ago. That makes Leon County the #1 fastest-selling of 41 Florida counties we track.

Homeowners in Leon County pay a median of $2,397 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $301,800, an effective rate of about 0.79%. The Florida average is 0.76%, which makes Leon County the #54 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,291 a month, and $1,305 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 21 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $329,000 home here comes to about $2,148 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $92,000 a year (the median household here earns $66,287).