Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Florida
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Florida ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monroe County | $1,959 | $5,467 | $723,800 |
| 2 | Palm Beach County | $1,818 | $3,294 | $407,300 |
| 3 | Broward County | $1,804 | $3,112 | $380,400 |
| 4 | St. Johns County | $1,775 | $3,630 | $457,600 |
| 5 | Collier County | $1,752 | $3,801 | $486,800 |
| 6 | Miami-Dade County | $1,731 | $3,410 | $425,400 |
| 7 | Sarasota County | $1,715 | $2,997 | $373,100 |
| 8 | Flagler County | $1,687 | $2,712 | $333,400 |
| 9 | Seminole County | $1,686 | $2,863 | $357,300 |
| 10 | Orange County | $1,675 | $2,895 | $358,300 |
| 11 | Walton County | $1,674 | $2,927 | $376,400 |
| 12 | Osceola County | $1,651 | $2,594 | $317,600 |
| 13 | Lee County | $1,597 | $2,670 | $326,300 |
| 14 | Manatee County | $1,549 | $2,910 | $359,800 |
| 15 | Hillsborough County | $1,543 | $2,725 | $333,300 |
| 16 | Pinellas County | $1,525 | $2,589 | $319,000 |
| 17 | Martin County | $1,499 | $3,113 | $386,500 |
| 18 | St. Lucie County | $1,489 | $2,547 | $305,800 |
| 19 | Okaloosa County | $1,475 | $2,597 | $324,800 |
| 20 | Lake County | $1,468 | $2,375 | $287,900 |
| 21 | Clay County | $1,464 | $2,315 | $281,500 |
| 22 | Brevard County | $1,456 | $2,475 | $304,400 |
| 23 | Santa Rosa County | $1,445 | $2,432 | $302,100 |
| 24 | Bay County | $1,424 | $2,248 | $276,900 |
| 25 | Duval County | $1,385 | $2,275 | $274,900 |
| 26 | Pasco County | $1,372 | $2,204 | $265,800 |
| 27 | Volusia County | $1,368 | $2,299 | $278,000 |
| 28 | Nassau County | $1,335 | $2,826 | $351,100 |
| 29 | Charlotte County | $1,289 | $2,421 | $291,000 |
| 30 | Indian River County | $1,284 | $2,557 | $314,700 |
| 31 | Polk County | $1,272 | $2,008 | $240,000 |
| 32 | Alachua County | $1,255 | $2,260 | $266,800 |
| 33 | Escambia County | $1,234 | $1,938 | $234,200 |
| 34 | Leon County | $1,230 | $2,322 | $279,800 |
| 35 | Sumter County | $1,225 | $2,891 | $356,000 |
| 36 | Hernando County | $1,209 | $2,009 | $240,700 |
| 37 | Marion County | $1,174 | $1,868 | $220,800 |
| 38 | Gulf County | $1,161 | $1,942 | $235,700 |
| 39 | Wakulla County | $1,155 | $1,817 | $216,300 |
| 40 | Citrus County | $1,069 | $1,856 | $223,200 |
| 41 | Franklin County | $1,044 | $2,088 | $254,300 |
| 42 | Baker County | $1,011 | $1,876 | $225,000 |
| 43 | Highlands County | $980 | $1,547 | $177,900 |
| 44 | Okeechobee County | $974 | $1,559 | $179,000 |
| 45 | Liberty County | $968 | $1,117 | $117,600 |
| 46 | Hendry County | $958 | $1,646 | $189,700 |
| 47 | Hardee County | $954 | $1,224 | $129,400 |
| 48 | Glades County | $927 | $1,109 | $114,800 |
| 49 | Columbia County | $915 | $1,612 | $186,400 |
| 50 | DeSoto County | $910 | $1,371 | $151,500 |
| 51 | Putnam County | $902 | $1,332 | $147,300 |
| 52 | Washington County | $884 | $1,357 | $156,000 |
| 53 | Lafayette County | $880 | $1,197 | $131,600 |
| 54 | Taylor County | $878 | $973 | $100,200 |
| 55 | Gilchrist County | $855 | $1,637 | $191,000 |
| 56 | Suwannee County | $849 | $1,422 | $160,900 |
| 57 | Jackson County | $846 | $1,058 | $113,900 |
| 58 | Union County | $846 | $1,398 | $160,400 |
| 59 | Bradford County | $838 | $1,541 | $180,300 |
| 60 | Levy County | $826 | $1,488 | $171,400 |
| 61 | Holmes County | $823 | $965 | $101,400 |
| 62 | Hamilton County | $819 | $1,049 | $110,400 |
| 63 | Madison County | $819 | $1,029 | $105,900 |
| 64 | Dixie County | $792 | $950 | $96,900 |
| 65 | Gadsden County | $792 | $1,353 | $154,700 |
| 66 | Jefferson County | $790 | $1,693 | $198,800 |
| 67 | Calhoun County | $680 | $1,204 | $134,000 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Florida