What is the median rent in Crystal River, FL?

Name: Median rent in Crystal River, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Crystal River, FL is $880 (±$295) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 581 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Crystal River, the median gross rent went from $691 in 2015–2019 to $880 in 2020–2024 (+27.4%).

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: $880 (±$295)
Rented homes: 581 (±155)
$2,000 or more: 3.9%
Since 2015–2019: +27.4%

How much rent costs in Crystal River

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Crystal River	Citrus County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	30.8% (±15.9 points)	7.1%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	25.1% (±15.8 points)	34.1%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	18.1% (±11.8 points)	39.4%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	22.0% (±17.9 points)	12.3%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	1.7% (±2.9 points)	3.3%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.2% (±1.8 points)	2.7%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.0% (±1.7 points)	1.0%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is Less than $500, paid by 30.8% of renting households.

3.9% of rented homes in Crystal River cost $2,000 or more a month.

Crystal River against Citrus County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Crystal River	Citrus County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$880 (±$295)	$1,107 (±$50)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	581 (±155)	9,443 (±876)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Crystal River, median gross rent is not measurably different from Citrus County ($1,107).

It is also lower than in Florida ($1,669).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Citrus County, Crystal River ranks 13 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 732 of 793.

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

How rent in Crystal River 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	$691 (±$122)	$880 (±$295)	+27.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	36.1% (±9.9 points)	39.5% (±9.5 points)	+3.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	22.0% (±16.7 points)	9.6% (±13.4 points)	−12.4 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 Crystal River

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Crystal River
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Crystal River	—	$880 (±$295)	—
Homosassa Springs	7.0 mi	$939 (±$184)	Not measurably different
Homosassa	7.7 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Lecanto	7.9 mi	$1,304 (±$255)	Higher
Pine Ridge (Citrus County)	8.0 mi	$1,530 (±$941)	Not measurably different
Beverly Hills	9.1 mi	$1,199 (±$98)	Higher
Inglis	10 mi	$344 (±$133)	Lower
Citrus Hills	10 mi	$1,527 (±$653)	Not measurably different
Citrus Springs	11 mi	$1,324 (±$118)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Inglis, FL ($344).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lecanto, FL ($1,304), Beverly Hills, FL ($1,199), Citrus Springs, FL ($1,324).

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

Median gross rent across Citrus County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
7	Inverness Highlands South	$1,289 (±$244)
8	Sugarmill Woods	$1,276 (±$472)
9	Beverly Hills	$1,199 (±$98)
10	Inverness	$975 (±$72)
11	Hernando	$964 (±$211)
12	Homosassa Springs	$939 (±$184)
13	Crystal River	$880 (±$295)
14	Floral City	$617 (±$604)

Showing 8 of 14 places in Citrus 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 Crystal River

What is the average rent in Crystal River, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Crystal River is $880 (±$295) 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 Crystal River?

In Crystal River, the median gross rent went from $691 in 2015–2019 to $880 in 2020–2024 (+27.4%).

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 Crystal River cost more than $2,000 a month?

3.9% of rented homes in Crystal River have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 30.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Crystal River higher than in Citrus County?

In Crystal River, median gross rent is not measurably different from Citrus County ($1,107).

It is also lower than in Florida ($1,669).

It is lower than 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 Crystal River city, Florida (place:15775, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.