What is the median rent in Cinco Bayou, FL?

Name: Median rent in Cinco Bayou, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Cinco Bayou, FL is $1,643 (±$444) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 100 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Cinco Bayou, the median gross rent went from $1,105 in 2015–2019 to $1,643 in 2020–2024 (+48.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,643 (±$444)
Rented homes: 100 (±51)
$2,000 or more: 35.0%
Since 2015–2019: +48.7%

How much rent costs in Cinco Bayou

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Cinco Bayou	Okaloosa County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±37.7 points)	3.4%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	21.0% (±14.6 points)	11.4%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	23.0% (±17.9 points)	28.7%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	21.0% (±15.5 points)	29.3%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	23.0% (±26.7 points)	16.6%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.0% (±5.4 points)	6.6%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	10.0% (±14.5 points)	4.0%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 23.0% of renting households.

35.0% of rented homes in Cinco Bayou cost $2,000 or more a month.

Cinco Bayou against Okaloosa County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cinco Bayou	Okaloosa County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,643 (±$444)	$1,612 (±$44)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	100 (±51)	25,642 (±1,074)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Cinco Bayou, median gross rent is not measurably different from Okaloosa County ($1,612).

It is not measurably different from Florida ($1,669).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Okaloosa County, Cinco Bayou ranks 8 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 368 of 793.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Cinco Bayou has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,105 (±$106)	$1,643 (±$444)	+48.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	54.8% (±10.4 points)	34.7% (±14.3 points)	−20.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	3.9% (±6.1 points)	0.0% (±37.7 points)	−3.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Cinco Bayou

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cinco Bayou
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Cinco Bayou	—	$1,643 (±$444)	—
Fort Walton Beach	0.8 mi	$1,307 (±$70)	Not measurably different
Ocean City	1.2 mi	$1,443 (±$83)	Not measurably different
Shalimar	2.1 mi	$2,551 (±$683)	Higher
Wright	2.5 mi	$1,621 (±$89)	Not measurably different
Lake Lorraine	2.9 mi	$1,654 (±$151)	Not measurably different
Mary Esther	3.0 mi	$1,699 (±$139)	Not measurably different
Eglin AFB	4.4 mi	$2,260 (±$158)	Higher
Hurlburt Field	6.5 mi	$2,151 (±$138)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Shalimar, FL ($2,551), Eglin AFB, FL ($2,260), Hurlburt Field, FL ($2,151).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Okaloosa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
2	Eglin AFB	$2,260 (±$158)
3	Hurlburt Field	$2,151 (±$138)
4	Destin	$1,936 (±$104)
5	Niceville	$1,749 (±$167)
6	Mary Esther	$1,699 (±$139)
7	Lake Lorraine	$1,654 (±$151)
8	Cinco Bayou	$1,643 (±$444)
9	Wright	$1,621 (±$89)
10	Ocean City	$1,443 (±$83)
11 (tie)	Crestview	$1,366 (±$137)
11 (tie)	Valparaiso	$1,366 (±$255)
13	Fort Walton Beach	$1,307 (±$70)
14	Laurel Hill	$742 (±$165)

Showing 13 of 14 places in Okaloosa County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cinco Bayou

What is the average rent in Cinco Bayou, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Cinco Bayou is $1,643 (±$444) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Cinco Bayou?

In Cinco Bayou, the median gross rent went from $1,105 in 2015–2019 to $1,643 in 2020–2024 (+48.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Cinco Bayou cost more than $2,000 a month?

35.0% of rented homes in Cinco Bayou have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Cinco Bayou higher than in Okaloosa County?

In Cinco Bayou, median gross rent is not measurably different from Okaloosa County ($1,612).

It is not measurably different from Florida ($1,669).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Cinco Bayou town, Florida (place:12325, in state:12).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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