Cottondale, FL housing market
The typical Cottondale home is worth about $135,000, down 7.9% in a year, 64% below the Florida typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Cottondale compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Cottondale at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Cottondale | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $69,000 | $209,000 |
| 2018 | $69,000 | $226,000 |
| 2019 | $82,000 | $242,000 |
| 2020 | $88,000 | $253,000 |
| 2021 | $106,000 | $276,000 |
| 2022 | $123,000 | $340,000 |
| 2023 | $134,000 | $392,000 |
| 2024 | $142,000 | $402,000 |
| 2025 | $145,000 | $397,000 |
| 2026 | $134,000 | $377,000 |
| August 2026 | $135,000 | $376,000 |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,160
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Cottondale is $1,160 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Cottondale pay a median of $1,085.
Studio $810 · 4 bedrooms $1,560
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (32431, 32446; Washington County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.