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Wakulla County
Wakulla County
Wakulla County is in Florida's Big Bend just south of Tallahassee, anchored by Crawfordville (county seat). The economy mixes Tallahassee-commuter housing, state-park tourism (Wakulla Springs, St. Marks), fishing, and small-business retail. The Clerk & Comptroller (Greg James) runs Civitek records and a clerk-operated tax deed system.
Property in Wakulla
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in Wakulla.
Wakulla is a low-cost rural and Tallahassee-commuter market.
- Florida Homestead Exemption and Save Our Homes apply.
- Tax bills Nov 1; discounts through February; delinquent April 1.
- Inland exposure keeps wind insurance moderate; Gulf-side coastal flood risk on Shell Point and Panacea.
- Tax deed redemption to day of sale (Ch. 197, F.S.).
- Foreclosure surplus rights under § 45.032, F.S. (60 days).
Investing in Wakulla.
Wakulla offers cheap rural and Gulf-front-adjacent land with low-volume foreclosure activity.
- Court records via Civitek OCRS (county/65).
- Property Appraiser at mywakullapa.com.
- Watch for agricultural exemptions, FEMA flood zones (Shell Point), and septic-to-sewer mandates.
After a Wakulla foreclosure or tax deed sale.
Wakulla uses Florida's judicial foreclosure process and runs Ch. 197 tax deed sales.
- Foreclosures filed in the 2nd Judicial Circuit.
- Surplus claim window: 60 days under § 45.032, F.S.
- Tax certificates sold yearly; tax deed application after 2 years.
- Notices published in The Wakulla News.
Courts and records in Wakulla.
- Wakulla County Courthouse — 3056 Crawfordville Hwy, Crawfordville, FL 32327 — 2nd Judicial Circuit
- 2nd Judicial Circuit (Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla)
- First District Court of Appeal — Tallahassee
- Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Greg James — (850) 926-0905 — wakullaclerk.com
- Property Appraiser — Ed Brimner — 3115B Crawfordville Hwy — mywakullapa.com
- Tax Collector — Lisa Craze — 3119 Crawfordville Hwy — wakullataxcollector.com
- Sheriff — Jared F. Miller — 15 Oak St, Crawfordville