Wakulla County Homes for Sale

Wakulla County snapshot (April 2026): typical home value $285K ($207/sqft), median rent $1,703, about 212 active listings, a median 51 days on market, and 14.7% of listings cutting price — a balanced market. Values are -0.1% over the past year and +5.6% over five years.

Wakulla's economy is increasingly tied to Tallahassee — a large and growing share of residents commute north to state-government and university jobs — alongside forestry in the national forest, a small local healthcare-and-services base, and nature tourism around Wakulla Springs and the St. Marks coast. It is one of the faster-growing rural counties as the capital expands south.

The Wakulla County School District is a well-regarded small district serving a growing bedroom-and-coastal county south of Tallahassee.

• Wakulla High School (Crawfordville)

This is a small district; confirm the zoned assignment for a specific address. See school-zone guides →

A median-priced Wakulla County home costs about $2,037/month all-in (mortgage, tax, and insurance, 10% down) against median household income of $74,183. Florida's homestead exemption removes up to $50,000 of assessed value, and Save Our Homes caps annual assessed-value increases at 3% while you keep the homestead.

At about $1,456 a year on average, Wakulla is middle-of-the-pack for Florida — manageable, but very address-dependent near the water. Wind-mitigation features earn insurance credits; flood insurance is priced separately by address. Run your own numbers with the true cost calculator.

Builders pulled 518 residential permits last year (+10.7% YoY) — 518 single-family and 0 multifamily, about 15.0 per 1,000 residents. Active master-planned communities include Crawfordville commuter subdivisions; Wildwood. Builders compete on rate buydowns and closing-cost credits; buyer representation matters even on a new build. See active builders →

Wakulla County has about 34,608 residents. On a net domestic basis it gained roughly 872 people and a net +$42.28M in adjusted gross income in the latest IRS filing year (county-to-county moves within the U.S.; this does not count international migration or births). Migration is the demand engine behind prices: when more income flows in than out, it supports both rents and values.

Expect Wakulla to keep growing as a Tallahassee bedroom county over the next 12 months, with affordability and nature pulling steady demand to Crawfordville and the coast working through storm-and-insurance considerations.

Wakulla's economy is increasingly tied to Tallahassee — a large and growing share of residents commute north to state-government and university jobs — alongside forestry in the national forest, a small local healthcare-and-services base, and nature tourism around Wakulla Springs and the St. Marks coast. It is one of the faster-growing rural counties as the capital expands south.

• Wakulla County School District
• Wakulla County government
• state government (Tallahassee commute)
• forestry (Apalachicola National Forest)
• nature tourism (Wakulla Springs, St. Marks)
• regional healthcare

A large and growing share of Wakulla residents commute to Tallahassee's state-government and university jobs.

A deep, diversified employer base is what underpins housing demand through national cycles. Talk to a local Wakulla County agent →

Wakulla is wild Big Bend nature minutes from the capital: the world-famous Wakulla Springs (one of the largest and deepest freshwater springs on earth, with glass-bottom boats and wildlife), the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge and lighthouse, the Apalachicola National Forest, and a quiet Gulf coast of fishing villages — all an easy drive from Tallahassee's jobs and amenities.

Wakulla's risks are coastal-and-rural: the low-lying St. Marks and Panacea coast carries hurricane-and-surge exposure (recent Big Bend storms like Helene hit the coast hard), forestry-and-government economic concentration, and the growing pains of fast commuter growth. Inland Crawfordville carries lower surge risk, and insurance rises toward the coast.