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Home values, rents and more in Gilchrist County, FL

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$306,000
Metro: $298,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+2.4%
Metro: −1.1% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
20,488
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$63,523
Metro: $61,468 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around Gilchrist County, FL, shaded by typical home valueGilchristLevyDixieAlachuaLafayetteSuwanneeUnion
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Counties around Gilchrist County, FL, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Gilchrist County, FL is outlined.

How Gilchrist County, FL compares

The typical home in Gilchrist County, FL is worth about $306,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Gilchrist County, FL are about the same as the typical value in the Gainesville metro area ($298,000) and 16% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Gilchrist County, FL rose 2.4%, compared with −1.1% in the Gainesville metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $63,523, against $61,468 in the Gainesville metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 20,488 people live in Gilchrist County, FL (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Gilchrist County, FL has the highest typical home value of the 3 counties in the Gainesville metro area and the 33rd-highest of 67 in Florida with Zillow figures.

Part of: Gainesville metro area · Florida

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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