Lake City is the Columbia County market known for small-town homes, farms, and timberland, reached by the I-75 / I-10 interchange and US-90 traffic. As the county seat, it is also where Columbia County deeds are recorded and cases are heard. Home to about 12,329 residents (2020 Census).
Every listing, up to the second, straight from the MLS. Tip: type “Lake City” in the location box.
Typical Lake City home values are roughly flat over the past year (+0.4%), at about $264,402.
Values: Zillow Home Value Index and Observed Rent Index, mid-tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, July 2026. Population: U.S. Census 2020. Indexes are estimates, not appraisals; a free Lake City market report gives you sold comps for your exact street.
Small-town homes, farms, and timberland
Access via the I-75 / I-10 interchange and US-90 traffic
Columbia County · seat Lake City · Third Judicial Circuit
Arthur Simpson · Realty Pros Assured is licensed statewide and serves Lake City buyers and sellers by phone, video, and in-person appointment. Because Arthur is also a Florida attorney, REALTOR® & CIPS, you get a sharper eye on the contract, the title, and the deed, the parts of a Columbia County deal where money is usually lost.
Need the legal side on its own? See the real estate attorney page for Lake City, or read why an attorney-REALTOR® changes the deal.
Get My Free Lake City Home Valuation →As of July 2026, Zillow's Home Value Index puts the typical Lake City home at about $264,402, +0.4% over the past year. Columbia County overall is about $271,440.
Lake City is in Columbia County (county seat: Lake City). Deeds and liens are recorded with the Columbia County Clerk of the Circuit Court, and real estate disputes are heard in the Third Judicial Circuit.
Yes. Arthur Simpson is licensed statewide as a Florida REALTOR® with Realty Pros Assured and is also a Florida attorney, so Lake City buyers and sellers get one person for the contract, the negotiation, and the legal side. He works Lake City by phone, video, and in-person appointment from Ormond Beach.
Florida does not require one, but Lake City contracts, title questions, and deed transfers are where money is usually lost. Arthur reviews your paperwork as an attorney at no extra cost when he represents you as your REALTOR®; legal services are provided separately through Truestead Law when you need them.
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