Valparaiso, FL Housing Market & City Data

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5,401
Population Estimate
$222,637
Median Home Value
98.1%
Employment Rate
25.0%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$243
Median Listing Price$484,950
Median Days on Market109
Active Listings24
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)35
Avg Listing Price$599,914
Avg Listing Price Change MoM2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY25%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.21
Family Dual Income40.2
Median Household Income$57,316
Median Individual Income$27,636
Home Ownership59.5%
Home Value$222,637
Median Rent$1,159
Rent Burden42.8%
Poverty13.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED6.1%
  • Highschool Education23.3%
  • Some College45.6%
  • Bachelors Degree16.1%
  • Graduate Degree8.9%
  • Total College or Above25.0%
  • Stem Degree54.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male53.2%
  • Female46.8%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married44.9%
  • Divorced9.9%
  • Never Married40.4%
  • Widowed4.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityValparaiso
State IDFL
Population5,401

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1828.9%
19–2920.5%
30–3912.8%
40–497.8%
Age Group% of Population
50–599.4%
60–699.7%
70–796.3%
80+4.6%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation69.1%
Unemployment Rate1.9%
Disabled17.3%

ETHNICITY

White74.6%
Black10.1%
Asian4.5%
Native American0.4%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.2%
Multiple10.2%

OTHER

Hispanic7.4%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured8.7%
Veteran27.9%

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Neighborhoods in Valparaiso, FL

Get to know neighborhoods in Valparaiso, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Valparaiso

    Valparaiso Village ↗

    Median asking price
    $624,500
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    18
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.