Name: Fanning Springs, FL statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Fanning Springs

Gilchrist County gains about 22.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,375

Moved out1,061

Net+314

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Alachua County, FL279233+46

Levy County, FL160200−40

Dixie County, FL8698−12

Columbia County, FL6964+5

Suwannee County, FL44

Pinellas County, FL37

Marion County, FL34

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals

78%22%

Leavers

80%20%

Within FloridaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$56K

Leavers$44K

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

Who moves here: 8.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Gilchrist County report $55,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $44,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $34,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $859 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,250 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $187,100.
Getting to work: 26 minutes each way on average; 6.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Tarboro, NC matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
8.8%
54% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$44,202
37% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
22.9
above the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Fanning Springs	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	8.8%	54% above
Moved from another state1County figure	0.5%	74% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure	22.9	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure	$55,597	21% below
Income of households moving out8County figure	$44,202	37% below

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 20.9%, 197% above the median place.

Fanning Springs19.2%

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

$34,360

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

19.2%

6% below the median place

Home price to income

3.5x

8% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

19%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$44,800

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

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Vacant homes1
20.9%
197% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$911
72% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
46% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Fanning Springs	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$859	37% below
Rent to income1	19.2%	6% below
Property tax rate1	0.5%	46% below
Home price to income1	3.5x	8% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	96.7	4% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,471	9% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$99,100	8% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$911	72% below
Median home value1	$187,100	41% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	-0.6%	below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	58.3%	13% above
Homeownership1	84.5%	27% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	38.0%	25% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,250	33% below
Vacant homes1	20.9%	197% above
Median year built1	1999	1% above

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
$53,618
33% below the median place
Poverty rate1
18.6%
72% above the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Fanning Springs	Vs median
Median household income1	$53,618	33% below
Income per person1	$34,928	13% below
Unemployment1County figure	3.5%	29% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$49,269	25% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	5.2%	41% above
Jobs6County figure	3,833	97% below
Poverty rate1	18.6%	72% above
Mean commute1	26 min	6% above
Works from home1County figure	6.4%	49% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

No health insurance is 21.0%, 228% above the median place.

No health insurance1
21.0%
228% above the median place
Median age1
52.8
35% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
82.7%
10% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher85.3% −8%

Bachelor's or higher20.3% −37%

Household size2.3 −10%

All 9 people measures

Measure	Fanning Springs	Vs median
Population1	942	6646th largest
Population change since 20207	15.0%	above (median 1.1%)
Median age1	52.8	35% above
Bachelor's or higher1	20.3%	37% below
High school or higher1	85.3%	8% below
Household size1	2.3	10% below
Born abroad1County figure	3.9%	56% below
No health insurance1	21.0%	228% above
Homes with broadband1	82.7%	10% below

Life in Fanning Springs

2 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars11.6 −44%

Shops17.3 −43%

Arts, recreation and fitness1.6 −61%

Doctors' offices and clinics8.9 −56%

Child care centers2.1 −9%

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

Shops per 10k9
17.3
43% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k9
11.6
44% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
8.9
56% below the median place

All 9 schools and local life measures

Measure	Fanning Springs	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	6	33% below
Public school students11County figure	2,858	42% below
Students per teacher11County figure	17.8	16% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure	11.6	44% below
Shops per 10k9County figure	17.3	43% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure	1.6	61% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure	8.9	56% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure	2.1	9% below
National Register listings10County figure	2	85% below

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 28.0, 70% below 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 Fanning Springs. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk13
28.0
70% below the median place
Heat wave risk13
37.5
58% below the median place
Average temperature12
69°F
26% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Fanning Springs	Vs median
July average high12County figure	92°F	6% above
January average low12County figure	42°F	65% above
Average temperature12County figure	69°F	26% above
Annual precipitation12County figure	54.4 in	24% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure	28.0	70% below
Hurricane risk13County figure	84.3	19% above
Tornado risk13County figure	31.0	62% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	77.2	26% above
Heat wave risk13County figure	37.5	58% below
Median air quality index14Metro figure	37	14% below
Good air days14Metro figure	88.7%	29% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 35.5% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 58.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 68.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Up 14.6% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$44,400

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 13% of places

Pay vs rent

+3.3 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 86% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Fanning Springs in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$859/mo (2024)	$1,100/mo	$900 to $1,340/mo	+4.1%
Median household income	$53,618 (2024)	$70,000	$59,000 to $82,500	+4.5%
Median home value	$187,100 (2024)	$273,000	$198,000 to $376,000	+6.5%
Population	1,349 (2025)	1,460	1,400 to 1,520	+1.6%

The median home would be worth 3.9 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.

Places like Fanning Springs

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

Place	Rent	Income
Tarboro, NC	$843	$49,796	Compare
St. Marys, PA	$762	$67,167	Compare
Houghton Lake, MI	$827	$50,305	Compare
Fussels Corner, FL	$937	$56,091	Compare

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Common questions

Is Fanning Springs a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median resident is 52.8 years old, older than in 95% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. Household income has grown 9.6% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 90% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 49 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Fanning Springs expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $187,100.

What salary do you need to live in Fanning Springs?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $34,360 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Fanning Springs?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Tarboro, NC, St. Marys, PA, Houghton Lake, MI and Fussels Corner, FL.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

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

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Citytistics. “Fanning Springs, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/fanning-springs-florida/

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