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Most Affordable Counties in Florida

Ranked by the share of Florida occupations whose take-home pay covers a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline.

Most affordable counties in Florida
#CountyJobs covering basicsJobs listed1-bedroom rentMedian household incomeRent / income
1Baker County, FL100%26$933/mo$79,83614.0%
2Duval County, FL100%26$1,421/mo$71,27723.9%
3St. Johns County, FL100%26$1,421/mo$109,83915.5%
4Clay County, FL100%26$1,421/mo$87,82019.4%
5Nassau County, FL100%26$1,421/mo$89,80419.0%
6Hillsborough County, FL96%53$1,648/mo$79,54024.9%
7Pinellas County, FL96%53$1,648/mo$72,64627.2%
8Pasco County, FL96%53$1,648/mo$70,49228.1%
9Hernando County, FL96%53$1,648/mo$66,05829.9%
10Orange County, FL89%47$1,726/mo$79,71926.0%
11Seminole County, FL89%47$1,726/mo$85,76124.2%
12Osceola County, FL89%47$1,726/mo$72,63728.5%
13Lake County, FL89%47$1,726/mo$73,16128.3%
14Broward County, FL84%90$1,902/mo$77,63329.4%
15Palm Beach County, FL77%90$2,008/mo$83,58128.8%
16Miami-Dade County, FL70%90$2,121/mo$71,75335.5%

Most affordable counties in Florida

We ranked 16 Florida counties that have at least 20 occupations published on this site. The ranking measures how many of those occupations pay enough, at the local median wage, to cover a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes. Baker County, FL leads: 100% of its 26 occupations clear that bar, with a HUD one-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $933 a month.

Ties are broken by the lower one-bedroom rent, then by population. Where the Census Bureau publishes it, the table also shows median household income (American Community Survey 2020-2024) and what a year of one-bedroom rent equals as a share of it. Open a county to see every occupation and its take-home pay.