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27.13° N · 80.89° W · GEOID 1209315

Buckhead Ridge

Glades County, Florida · part of the Clewiston, FL metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Buckhead Ridge is home to 986 people. Median household income is $43,167 a year and median rent is $1,047 a month, 29.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $152,100, about 3.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,047
23% below the median place
Median household income
$43,167
46% below the median place
Median home value
$152,100
52% below the median place
Unemployment
7.1%
46% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Buckhead Ridge

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $115 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 96% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median resident is 61.4 years old, older than in 98% of places its size.
  • 48% of homes stand vacant, more than in 98% of places its size.
  • Households average 1.94 people, smaller than in 96% of places its size.
  • The median household earns $43,167 a year, less than in 93% of places its size.
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Moving to Buckhead Ridge

Glades County gains about 29.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in921
Moved out707
Net+214

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$53K
Leavers$58K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Glades County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
10.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Glades County report $52,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$41,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,047 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $932 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $152,100.
Getting to work
17 minutes each way on average; 3.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Inverness, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6
29.2
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
10.2%
77% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBuckhead RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure10.2%77% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure29.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$52,71125% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$57,94818% below
02

What it costs to live here

Owner costs with a mortgage is $932, 50% below the median place.

Buckhead Ridge29.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$41,880
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
29.1%
43% above the median place
Home price to income
3.5x
7% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
29%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$30,400
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$932
50% below the median place
Vacant homes1
48.0%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
92.1%
39% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureBuckhead RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,04723% below
Rent to income129.1%43% above
Property tax rate10.7%21% below
Home price to income13.5x7% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,12730% below
HUD area median income3County figure$58,50045% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,09167% below
Median home value1$152,10052% below
Home prices, 1-year change4Metro figure6.0%88% above
Home prices, 5-year change4Metro figure69.8%35% above
Homeownership192.1%39% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure53.9%6% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$93250% below
Vacant homes148.0%above (median 7.1%)
Median year built119911% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$43,167
46% below the median place
Mean commute1
17 min
31% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBuckhead RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$43,16746% below
Income per person1$39,5311% below
Unemployment1County figure7.1%46% above
Average annual pay5County figure$60,5978% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure8.0%116% above
Jobs5County figure2,23299% below
Poverty rate1County figure17.2%60% above
Mean commute117 min31% below
Works from home1County figure3.8%69% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 61.4, 57% above the median place.

Median age1
61.4
57% above the median place
Household size1
1.9
22% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
85.8%
7% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureBuckhead RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19866646th largest
Median age161.457% above
Bachelor's or higher122.7%29% below
High school or higher190.8%2% below
Household size11.922% below
Born abroad1County figure11.0%24% above
No health insurance1County figure22.8%256% above
Homes with broadband185.8%7% below
05

Life in Buckhead Ridge

3 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars5.6 −73%
Shops15.9 −48%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.8 +17%
Doctors' offices and clinics6.0 −70%
Child care centers3.5 +52%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Restaurants and bars per 10k7
5.6
73% below the median place
Shops per 10k7
15.9
48% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
6.0
70% below the median place
All 8 schools and local life measures
MeasureBuckhead RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure90% above
Public school students9County figure1,85262% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure5.673% below
Shops per 10k7County figure15.948% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.817% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7Metro figure6.070% below
Child care centers per 10k7Metro figure3.552% above
National Register listings8County figure377% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 74°F, 35% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Buckhead Ridge. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature10
74°F
35% above the median place
January average low10
52°F
104% above the median place
Heat wave risk11
30.4
66% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureBuckhead RidgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure92°F6% above
January average low10County figure52°F104% above
Average temperature10County figure74°F35% above
Annual precipitation10County figure51.1 in17% above
Natural hazard risk11County figure48.048% below
Hurricane risk11County figure87.624% above
Tornado risk11County figure20.974% below
Wildfire risk11County figure87.743% above
Heat wave risk11County figure30.466% below
08

Buckhead Ridge in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 29% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 29% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,047/mo (2024)$1,310/mo$1,070 to $1,590/mo+3.7%
Median household income$43,167 (2024)$54,000$46,000 to $64,000+3.9%
Median home value$152,100 (2024)$217,000$158,000 to $299,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 4.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

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Places like Buckhead Ridge

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Inverness, FL$975$43,523Compare
Hernando, FL$964$43,076Compare
North Fort Myers, FL$1,255$56,261Compare
Fortuna Foothills, AZ$1,141$60,474Compare
Fortuna Foothills, AZNorth Fort Myers, FLHernando, FLInverness, FLBuckhead Ridge, FLInvernessHernandoNorth Fort MyersFortuna FoothillsInvernessHernandoNorth Fort MyersFortuna Foothills

Common questions

Is Buckhead Ridge a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $115 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 96% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. The median resident is 61.4 years old, older than in 98% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Buckhead Ridge expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 29.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $152,100.

What salary do you need to live in Buckhead Ridge?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $41,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Buckhead Ridge?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Inverness, FL, Hernando, FL, North Fort Myers, FL and Fortuna Foothills, AZ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Buckhead Ridge with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Buckhead Ridge itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/buckhead-ridge-florida

Citytistics. “Buckhead Ridge, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/buckhead-ridge-florida/

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