Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in Florida
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Florida ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calhoun County | $680 | $1,204 | $134,000 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | $790 | $1,693 | $198,800 |
| 3 | Dixie County | $792 | $950 | $96,900 |
| 4 | Gadsden County | $792 | $1,353 | $154,700 |
| 5 | Hamilton County | $819 | $1,049 | $110,400 |
| 6 | Madison County | $819 | $1,029 | $105,900 |
| 7 | Holmes County | $823 | $965 | $101,400 |
| 8 | Levy County | $826 | $1,488 | $171,400 |
| 9 | Bradford County | $838 | $1,541 | $180,300 |
| 10 | Jackson County | $846 | $1,058 | $113,900 |
| 11 | Union County | $846 | $1,398 | $160,400 |
| 12 | Suwannee County | $849 | $1,422 | $160,900 |
| 13 | Gilchrist County | $855 | $1,637 | $191,000 |
| 14 | Taylor County | $878 | $973 | $100,200 |
| 15 | Lafayette County | $880 | $1,197 | $131,600 |
| 16 | Washington County | $884 | $1,357 | $156,000 |
| 17 | Putnam County | $902 | $1,332 | $147,300 |
| 18 | DeSoto County | $910 | $1,371 | $151,500 |
| 19 | Columbia County | $915 | $1,612 | $186,400 |
| 20 | Glades County | $927 | $1,109 | $114,800 |
| 21 | Hardee County | $954 | $1,224 | $129,400 |
| 22 | Hendry County | $958 | $1,646 | $189,700 |
| 23 | Liberty County | $968 | $1,117 | $117,600 |
| 24 | Okeechobee County | $974 | $1,559 | $179,000 |
| 25 | Highlands County | $980 | $1,547 | $177,900 |
| 26 | Baker County | $1,011 | $1,876 | $225,000 |
| 27 | Franklin County | $1,044 | $2,088 | $254,300 |
| 28 | Citrus County | $1,069 | $1,856 | $223,200 |
| 29 | Wakulla County | $1,155 | $1,817 | $216,300 |
| 30 | Gulf County | $1,161 | $1,942 | $235,700 |
| 31 | Marion County | $1,174 | $1,868 | $220,800 |
| 32 | Hernando County | $1,209 | $2,009 | $240,700 |
| 33 | Sumter County | $1,225 | $2,891 | $356,000 |
| 34 | Leon County | $1,230 | $2,322 | $279,800 |
| 35 | Escambia County | $1,234 | $1,938 | $234,200 |
| 36 | Alachua County | $1,255 | $2,260 | $266,800 |
| 37 | Polk County | $1,272 | $2,008 | $240,000 |
| 38 | Indian River County | $1,284 | $2,557 | $314,700 |
| 39 | Charlotte County | $1,289 | $2,421 | $291,000 |
| 40 | Nassau County | $1,335 | $2,826 | $351,100 |
| 41 | Volusia County | $1,368 | $2,299 | $278,000 |
| 42 | Pasco County | $1,372 | $2,204 | $265,800 |
| 43 | Duval County | $1,385 | $2,275 | $274,900 |
| 44 | Bay County | $1,424 | $2,248 | $276,900 |
| 45 | Santa Rosa County | $1,445 | $2,432 | $302,100 |
| 46 | Brevard County | $1,456 | $2,475 | $304,400 |
| 47 | Clay County | $1,464 | $2,315 | $281,500 |
| 48 | Lake County | $1,468 | $2,375 | $287,900 |
| 49 | Okaloosa County | $1,475 | $2,597 | $324,800 |
| 50 | St. Lucie County | $1,489 | $2,547 | $305,800 |
| 51 | Martin County | $1,499 | $3,113 | $386,500 |
| 52 | Pinellas County | $1,525 | $2,589 | $319,000 |
| 53 | Hillsborough County | $1,543 | $2,725 | $333,300 |
| 54 | Manatee County | $1,549 | $2,910 | $359,800 |
| 55 | Lee County | $1,597 | $2,670 | $326,300 |
| 56 | Osceola County | $1,651 | $2,594 | $317,600 |
| 57 | Walton County | $1,674 | $2,927 | $376,400 |
| 58 | Orange County | $1,675 | $2,895 | $358,300 |
| 59 | Seminole County | $1,686 | $2,863 | $357,300 |
| 60 | Flagler County | $1,687 | $2,712 | $333,400 |
| 61 | Sarasota County | $1,715 | $2,997 | $373,100 |
| 62 | Miami-Dade County | $1,731 | $3,410 | $425,400 |
| 63 | Collier County | $1,752 | $3,801 | $486,800 |
| 64 | St. Johns County | $1,775 | $3,630 | $457,600 |
| 65 | Broward County | $1,804 | $3,112 | $380,400 |
| 66 | Palm Beach County | $1,818 | $3,294 | $407,300 |
| 67 | Monroe County | $1,959 | $5,467 | $723,800 |
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 Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Florida