Jefferson County, Florida Land Market Insights and Pricing

Extending from the Florida-Georgia line to the Gulf Coast, Jefferson County bills itself as "Florida's Keystone County." Located to the east of Tallahassee, it's an area of rolling countryside dotted with oaks draped in Spanish moss. With a more temperate climate compared to other parts of Florida, the county lends itself to sports and outdoor recreation including fishing and hunting. Historic plantations and estates like Ted Turner's Avalon Plantation rub shoulders with productive beef and dairy farms, as well as a number of private hunting preserves. Three major rivers, the Wacissa, Aucilla and St. Marks, run through the county, framed by miles of quiet forest and marshlands. The Wacissa River has been designated as a state canoe trail by the Florida Department of Natural Resources. A combined nearly 8,000 acres were listed for sale in Jefferson County, Florida, recently; the overall value of all Jefferson County land for sale was around $56 million. Jefferson County ranks 61st in the state for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Of all farms and rural real estate for sale in Jefferson County, Monticello featured the most land for sale. From an economic perspective, government and state-level services contribute most to Jefferson County's overall GDP. Jefferson County is the 51st largest county (636 square miles) in Florida. It's located in the North Central Florida region of Florida.