Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Florida
Price-to-rent is the median home value divided by a year of median gross rent, so a ratio of 12 means the house costs about twelve years of rent. Low ratios are where buying is cheapest against the local alternative. It is the one comparison on this site that assumes nothing about mortgage rates, down payment or how long you stay, which is why it travels well between counties. Both figures are Census five-year estimates for the same period, and rent here includes the utilities a tenant pays.
Florida ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor County | 9.5 yrs | $100,200 | $878 |
| 2 | Liberty County | 10.1 yrs | $117,600 | $968 |
| 3 | Dixie County | 10.2 yrs | $96,900 | $792 |
| 4 | Holmes County | 10.3 yrs | $101,400 | $823 |
| 5 | Glades County | 10.3 yrs | $114,800 | $927 |
| 6 | Madison County | 10.8 yrs | $105,900 | $819 |
| 7 | Jackson County | 11.2 yrs | $113,900 | $846 |
| 8 | Hamilton County | 11.2 yrs | $110,400 | $819 |
| 9 | Hardee County | 11.3 yrs | $129,400 | $954 |
| 10 | Lafayette County | 12.5 yrs | $131,600 | $880 |
| 11 | Putnam County | 13.6 yrs | $147,300 | $902 |
| 12 | DeSoto County | 13.9 yrs | $151,500 | $910 |
| 13 | Washington County | 14.7 yrs | $156,000 | $884 |
| 14 | Highlands County | 15.1 yrs | $177,900 | $980 |
| 15 | Okeechobee County | 15.3 yrs | $179,000 | $974 |
| 16 | Wakulla County | 15.6 yrs | $216,300 | $1,155 |
| 17 | Marion County | 15.7 yrs | $220,800 | $1,174 |
| 18 | Polk County | 15.7 yrs | $240,000 | $1,272 |
| 19 | Suwannee County | 15.8 yrs | $160,900 | $849 |
| 20 | Union County | 15.8 yrs | $160,400 | $846 |
| 21 | Escambia County | 15.8 yrs | $234,200 | $1,234 |
| 22 | Clay County | 16.0 yrs | $281,500 | $1,464 |
| 23 | Osceola County | 16.0 yrs | $317,600 | $1,651 |
| 24 | Pasco County | 16.1 yrs | $265,800 | $1,372 |
| 25 | Bay County | 16.2 yrs | $276,900 | $1,424 |
| 26 | Gadsden County | 16.3 yrs | $154,700 | $792 |
| 27 | Lake County | 16.3 yrs | $287,900 | $1,468 |
| 28 | Calhoun County | 16.4 yrs | $134,000 | $680 |
| 29 | Flagler County | 16.5 yrs | $333,400 | $1,687 |
| 30 | Hendry County | 16.5 yrs | $189,700 | $958 |
| 31 | Duval County | 16.5 yrs | $274,900 | $1,385 |
| 32 | Hernando County | 16.6 yrs | $240,700 | $1,209 |
| 33 | Gulf County | 16.9 yrs | $235,700 | $1,161 |
| 34 | Volusia County | 16.9 yrs | $278,000 | $1,368 |
| 35 | Columbia County | 17.0 yrs | $186,400 | $915 |
| 36 | Lee County | 17.0 yrs | $326,300 | $1,597 |
| 37 | St. Lucie County | 17.1 yrs | $305,800 | $1,489 |
| 38 | Levy County | 17.3 yrs | $171,400 | $826 |
| 39 | Citrus County | 17.4 yrs | $223,200 | $1,069 |
| 40 | Santa Rosa County | 17.4 yrs | $302,100 | $1,445 |
| 41 | Brevard County | 17.4 yrs | $304,400 | $1,456 |
| 42 | Pinellas County | 17.4 yrs | $319,000 | $1,525 |
| 43 | Broward County | 17.6 yrs | $380,400 | $1,804 |
| 44 | Seminole County | 17.7 yrs | $357,300 | $1,686 |
| 45 | Alachua County | 17.7 yrs | $266,800 | $1,255 |
| 46 | Orange County | 17.8 yrs | $358,300 | $1,675 |
| 47 | Bradford County | 17.9 yrs | $180,300 | $838 |
| 48 | Hillsborough County | 18.0 yrs | $333,300 | $1,543 |
| 49 | Sarasota County | 18.1 yrs | $373,100 | $1,715 |
| 50 | Okaloosa County | 18.4 yrs | $324,800 | $1,475 |
| 51 | Baker County | 18.5 yrs | $225,000 | $1,011 |
| 52 | Gilchrist County | 18.6 yrs | $191,000 | $855 |
| 53 | Palm Beach County | 18.7 yrs | $407,300 | $1,818 |
| 54 | Walton County | 18.7 yrs | $376,400 | $1,674 |
| 55 | Charlotte County | 18.8 yrs | $291,000 | $1,289 |
| 56 | Leon County | 19.0 yrs | $279,800 | $1,230 |
| 57 | Manatee County | 19.4 yrs | $359,800 | $1,549 |
| 58 | Franklin County | 20.3 yrs | $254,300 | $1,044 |
| 59 | Indian River County | 20.4 yrs | $314,700 | $1,284 |
| 60 | Miami-Dade County | 20.5 yrs | $425,400 | $1,731 |
| 61 | Jefferson County | 21.0 yrs | $198,800 | $790 |
| 62 | St. Johns County | 21.5 yrs | $457,600 | $1,775 |
| 63 | Martin County | 21.5 yrs | $386,500 | $1,499 |
| 64 | Nassau County | 21.9 yrs | $351,100 | $1,335 |
| 65 | Collier County | 23.2 yrs | $486,800 | $1,752 |
| 66 | Sumter County | 24.2 yrs | $356,000 | $1,225 |
| 67 | Monroe County | 30.8 yrs | $723,800 | $1,959 |
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
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Florida