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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.

1Calhoun County, FL
92
2Dixie County, FL
81.9
3Hamilton County, FL
77.8
4Holmes County, FL
76.5
5Madison County, FL
72.4
6Taylor County, FL
71
7Jackson County, FL
70.7
8Suwannee County, FL
70.4
9Jefferson County, FL
70.2
10Union County, FL
69.9

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
1Calhoun County, FL
92
62.1
2Dixie County, FL
81.9
51
3Hamilton County, FL
77.8
43.3
4Holmes County, FL
76.5
51.3
5Madison County, FL
72.4
50.3
6Taylor County, FL
71
52.9
7Jackson County, FL
70.7
53.8
8Suwannee County, FL
70.4
56.2
9Jefferson County, FL
70.2
57
10Union County, FL
69.9
57.2
11Lafayette County, FL
69
62.8
12Levy County, FL
68.9
47.6
13Washington County, FL
66.5
53.5
14Gadsden County, FL
65.8
51.7
15Gilchrist County, FL
65
61.1
16Glades County, FL
64.5
54.1
17Putnam County, FL
63.8
37.5
18Bradford County, FL
61.6
60.1
19DeSoto County, FL
60.9
31.5
20Liberty County, FL
56.9
53.4
21Hardee County, FL
56.3
34.6
22Columbia County, FL
54.3
44.2
23Highlands County, FL
54.2
48.5
24Okeechobee County, FL
49.2
31.6
25Citrus County, FL
45.1
43.2
26Franklin County, FL
44.4
55
27Hendry County, FL
44.3
34.9
28Marion County, FL
35.3
35.4
29Gulf County, FL
35
54.7
30Sumter County, FL
32
53.5
31Baker County, FL
30.2
45.7
32Hernando County, FL
25.7
38.1
33Wakulla County, FL
22.6
55.5
34Charlotte County, FL
21.1
44.5
35Polk County, FL
20.5
38
36Escambia County, FL
19.2
48.9
37Indian River County, FL
18.3
45
38Alachua County, FL
17
32.1
39Pasco County, FL
16.6
42.3
40Volusia County, FL
16.4
34.2
41Leon County, FL
15.8
34.4
42Lake County, FL
15.6
46
43Bay County, FL
14.3
36.9
44Brevard County, FL
14.2
41.3
45Martin County, FL
12.5
41.6
46Pinellas County, FL
12.2
36.2
47Duval County, FL
12.1
30.3
48Flagler County, FL
11.9
45.5
49St. Lucie County, FL
11.7
36.6
50Clay County, FL
11.5
44
51Nassau County, FL
11.4
48.6
52Lee County, FL
11.1
36.4
53Sarasota County, FL
11.1
44
54Manatee County, FL
11
45.3
55Walton County, FL
10.8
52.6
56Santa Rosa County, FL
10.2
47.9
57Okaloosa County, FL
9
52.3
58Hillsborough County, FL
7.8
35.8
59Osceola County, FL
7.4
31.8
60Seminole County, FL
6.5
41.8
61Orange County, FL
6
32
62Collier County, FL
5.8
45.7
63Palm Beach County, FL
5.6
37.5
64Broward County, FL
4.9
41.8
65Miami-Dade County, FL
4.5
30.4
66St. Johns County, FL
4
50.9
67Monroe County, FL
3.9
46.2

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