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Cost of living in Florida

12 Florida cities in the dataset, ranked cheapest first. Florida has no state income tax, so gross salaries stretch further here. Combined state + average local sales tax runs about 7.0%.

Cities covered

12

Median rent

$1,936/mo

Median est. cost

$4,364/mo

State income tax

None

Standouts in Florida

Cheapest

Port St. Lucie, FL

$4,047/mo

Lowest estimated monthly essentials for one person.

Best overall

Hialeah, FL

Fit 73

Highest default Fit Score of the cities here.

Safest

Pembroke Pines, FL

Safety 100

Lowest violent and property crime per capita.

Best for jobs

Miami, FL

Jobs 82

Strongest labor market (BLS unemployment + growth).

Sunniest

Fort Lauderdale, FL

275 sunny days

Most sunny days per year.

Every Florida city, cheapest first

1

70

pop 220.5K · rent $1,757 · est. $4,047/mo · comfortable on $70,500/yr

2

55

pop 199.7K · rent $1,352 · est. $4,057/mo · comfortable on $71,000/yr

3

73

pop 221.9K · rent $1,558 · est. $4,171/mo · comfortable on $73,000/yr

4

61

pop 152.9K · rent $1,555 · est. $4,196/mo · comfortable on $73,500/yr

5

66

pop 961.7K · rent $1,658 · est. $4,212/mo · comfortable on $74,000/yr

6

68

pop 260.6K · rent $1,977 · est. $4,259/mo · comfortable on $75,000/yr

7

72

pop 170.6K · rent $1,910 · est. $4,468/mo · comfortable on $79,500/yr

8

69

pop 206.4K · rent $1,961 · est. $4,479/mo · comfortable on $79,500/yr

9

68

pop 393.4K · rent $1,977 · est. $4,511/mo · comfortable on $80,000/yr

10

63

pop 311.7K · rent $1,972 · est. $4,562/mo · comfortable on $81,000/yr

11

50

Fort Lauderdale

pop 183K · rent $2,333 · est. $4,920/mo · comfortable on $88,500/yr

12

65

pop 446.7K · rent $2,436 · est. $5,015/mo · comfortable on $90,500/yr

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