Ocklawaha, Florida.
Typical home $237,863 (-1.2% in a year), asking rent $1,662 . Ocala, FL metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$743 (+147%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Down $2,785 -1%
- $240,649$237,863 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $53,195 +29%
- $184,668$237,863 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- Ocklawaha$1,248
- Florida$1,970
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 14 years.
Typical home values in Ocklawaha, FL fell 1.2% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Living in Ocklawaha, Marion County, Florida
Ocklawaha, in Marion County, had 1,508 people in the 2020 census. Unemployment in Marion County was 5.7% in August 2026, and the county had 2.0% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Marion County work in schools and health care, then shops.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Ocklawaha is a small community in Marion County, Florida, with a population that is modest even by the standards of the surrounding countryside. Fewer adults here hold a four-year degree than is typical, and a somewhat larger share of residents live below the poverty line than the national picture would suggest. Homes sell for a little less than the typical price elsewhere in the state.
Work. Residents work mostly in schools, hospitals and social care, in shops, in professional and business services, and in restaurants, hotels and entertainment. Across Marion County, some of the largest workplaces are Marion Schools, HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and AdventHealth Ocala. Commutes tend to run long, and very few people work from home. Unemployment across the county has edged up compared with a year earlier, while the number of jobs has grown slightly.
Things to do. Lake Weir lies in or beside town, and the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort is a short drive away. Farther afield, Ocala National Forest is a protected area with a longer drive, and Silver Springs State Park is another protected area, also a longer drive. Winters are mild and summers hot, with rain spread through the year.
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- 13%of adults have a degree
- 13%below the poverty line
- 34 mintypical commute
- 5%work from home
What people in Marion County work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Marion County had 121,921 jobs in 2025, 2.0% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 71° and lows near 46°; warmest in July, with highs near 92° and lows near 72°. About 52 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Ocala weather station, 12 miles away (NOAA).
Largest employers in Marion County
- Marion County Public Schools6,306
- AdventHealth Ocala3,606
- HCA Florida Hospitals3,171
- Wal-Mart2,689
- State of Florida (All Depts.)2,600
- Publix Supermarkets2,257
- FedEx Ground1,500
- Marion County BCC1,368
From Marion County’s annual financial report for 2025, its schedule of principal employers (its source: “Top 10 Major Employers from Ocala, Marion County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) at www.ocalaedc.org”), as Florida’s Auditor General publishes it: the report. Employees as the report counts them.
Natural hazards
- HurricanesRelatively high
- LightningRelatively high
- WildfireRelatively moderate
- TornadoesRelatively moderate
- Strong windRelatively moderate
- Cold wavesRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Ocklawaha’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Marion County and the Ocala, FL metro.
Ocklawaha home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Ocklawaha$237,863
- Florida$375,361
- United States$366,157
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 4 Ocklawaha listings — the market is roughly in balance.
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Ocklawaha24.82%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Ocklawaha76
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Ocklawaha16
Zip codes with a Ocklawaha address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Ocklawaha — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.