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 total of nearly 9,000 acres were listed for sale in Florida's Jefferson County recently; the overall value of all Jefferson County farmsand rural real estate for sale was approximately $59 million. Jefferson County ranks 60th out of 67 counties in the Everglade State for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Jefferson County with farms and rural land for sale, 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 the state.