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Cost of Living · Florida

Most Affordable Counties in Florida 2026

Ranked by housing affordability including median rent and home values.

Top 10 — Cost of Living in Florida

Score reflects cost of living only — not overall county quality.

1Dixie County, FL
93.2
2Hamilton County, FL
90.4
3Calhoun County, FL
84.3
4Holmes County, FL
76.5
5Washington County, FL
71
6Glades County, FL
70.6
7Suwannee County, FL
69.3
8Jackson County, FL
69.1
9Madison County, FL
68.8
10Levy County, FL
67.9

All Florida Counties — Cost of Living Rankings

67 counties ranked by cost of living score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Dixie County, FL
93.2
55
2Hamilton County, FL
90.4
45.5
3Calhoun County, FL
84.3
61.3
4Holmes County, FL
76.5
50.6
5Washington County, FL
71
55.2
6Glades County, FL
70.6
57
7Suwannee County, FL
69.3
55.8
8Jackson County, FL
69.1
54
9Madison County, FL
68.8
49.6
10Levy County, FL
67.9
47.4
11Putnam County, FL
66
37.9
12Taylor County, FL
65.2
52.7
13Lafayette County, FL
63.8
63.2
14Gadsden County, FL
61.8
51
15Liberty County, FL
61.5
54.2
16Union County, FL
59.8
54.5
17Gilchrist County, FL
58.8
60.1
18Hardee County, FL
58.2
37.7
19DeSoto County, FL
56.5
30.9
20Jefferson County, FL
54.9
54.9
21Bradford County, FL
53.7
58.8
22Highlands County, FL
51.4
47.4
23Columbia County, FL
49
43.1
24Okeechobee County, FL
47.3
31.5
25Citrus County, FL
43.8
42.8
26Franklin County, FL
43.2
54.1
27Hendry County, FL
39.8
33.7
28Gulf County, FL
38.7
52.8
29Marion County, FL
32
34.6
30Sumter County, FL
31.1
53.6
31Baker County, FL
23.9
44.5
32Hernando County, FL
23.7
38.2
33Wakulla County, FL
23.3
55.9
34Charlotte County, FL
18
44.2
35Polk County, FL
17.8
37.2
36Escambia County, FL
17.3
48.5
37Indian River County, FL
17.1
44.9
38Alachua County, FL
16.1
31.9
39Leon County, FL
16
34.4
40Volusia County, FL
14.8
33.9
41Pasco County, FL
14.4
42.1
42Lake County, FL
14.3
45.9
43Bay County, FL
13.4
36.8
44Brevard County, FL
12.8
40.9
45Duval County, FL
11.6
30.4
46Martin County, FL
11.4
41.5
47Pinellas County, FL
11.3
36.2
48Clay County, FL
11.2
43.9
49St. Lucie County, FL
10.7
36.2
50Flagler County, FL
10.5
45.3
51Manatee County, FL
10.3
45
52Nassau County, FL
10.3
48.3
53Santa Rosa County, FL
10.2
48
54Lee County, FL
9.8
36.3
55Sarasota County, FL
9.4
43.4
56Walton County, FL
9.4
52.2
57Okaloosa County, FL
8.6
52.4
58Hillsborough County, FL
7.2
35.8
59Osceola County, FL
6.7
31.8
60Seminole County, FL
6.2
41.7
61Orange County, FL
5.6
31.9
62Collier County, FL
5.3
45.9
63Palm Beach County, FL
4.9
37.3
64Broward County, FL
4.3
41.6
65Miami-Dade County, FL
4.2
30.3
66Monroe County, FL
3.7
46.2
67St. Johns County, FL
3.5
50.6

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