High Springs, Florida
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 8.2% since 2020.
6,762
people, the 207th-largest of Florida's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Florida's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
93.5%
of 2,186 jobs located in High Springs are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 121% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$1,878
a month. Florida's median is $1,669.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.
A $1,627 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Alachua County.
- $1,061 Tract 21.01
- $2,688 Tract 1108
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent is above what local wages can carry.
$994–$1,491
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,878 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
43% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 204 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 3% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 43% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.2–0.9% to the 2,415 homes here.
4–22
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 11% less than Florida's.
$320,700
median home value in High Springs.
- $320,700 High Springs
- $359,000 Florida
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year