What is the median rent in Dade City, FL?

Name: Median rent in Dade City, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Dade City, FL is $1,061 (±$104) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 959 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Dade City, the median gross rent went from $1,061 in 2015–2019 to $1,061 in 2020–2024 (0.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,061 (±$104)
Rented homes: 959 (±222)
$2,000 or more: 4.2%
Since 2015–2019: 0.0%

How much rent costs in Dade City

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Dade City	Pasco County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	9.7% (±7.6 points)	2.8%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	32.2% (±14.1 points)	13.6%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	46.1% (±14.1 points)	33.3%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.8% (±6.7 points)	26.4%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	2.3% (±3.9 points)	14.4%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.9% (±4.2 points)	5.9%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±5.3 points)	3.5%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 46.1% of renting households.

4.2% of rented homes in Dade City cost $2,000 or more a month.

Dade City against Pasco County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dade City	Pasco County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,061 (±$104)	$1,505 (±$34)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	959 (±222)	54,517 (±1,907)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Dade City, median gross rent is lower than in Pasco County ($1,505).

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

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

In Pasco County, Dade City ranks 21 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 666 of 793.

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

How rent in Dade City 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	$1,061 (±$80)	$1,061 (±$104)	0.0%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	44.7% (±6.8 points)	36.5% (±6.2 points)	−8.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	15.1% (±7.7 points)	6.1% (±5.8 points)	−9.0 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 Dade City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dade City
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Dade City	—	$1,061 (±$104)	—
Dade City North	2.2 mi	$947 (±$348)	Not measurably different
San Antonio	5.2 mi	$1,091 (±$376)	Not measurably different
Pasadena Hills	5.8 mi	$1,167 (±$98)	Not measurably different
Zephyrhills North	7.2 mi	$1,515 (±$671)	Not measurably different
Zephyrhills	7.8 mi	$1,148 (±$77)	Not measurably different
Lacoochee	8.0 mi	$1,108 (±$130)	Not measurably different
Zephyrhills West	8.4 mi	$1,127 (±$87)	Not measurably different
Zephyrhills South	9.5 mi	$926 (±$151)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across Pasco County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
15	Pasadena Hills	$1,167 (±$98)
16	New Port Richey East	$1,156 (±$83)
17	Zephyrhills	$1,148 (±$77)
18	Zephyrhills West	$1,127 (±$87)
19	Lacoochee	$1,108 (±$130)
20	San Antonio	$1,091 (±$376)
21	Dade City	$1,061 (±$104)
22	Hudson	$1,044 (±$176)
23	Moon Lake	$1,043 (±$123)
24	Port Richey	$1,027 (±$116)
25	Shady Hills	$993 (±$350)
26	Dade City North	$947 (±$348)
27	Zephyrhills South	$926 (±$151)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Pasco 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 Dade City

What is the average rent in Dade City, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Dade City is $1,061 (±$104) 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 Dade City?

In Dade City, the median gross rent went from $1,061 in 2015–2019 to $1,061 in 2020–2024 (0.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in Dade City cost more than $2,000 a month?

4.2% of rented homes in Dade City have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 9.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Dade City higher than in Pasco County?

In Dade City, median gross rent is lower than in Pasco County ($1,505).

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 Dade City city, Florida (place:16125, 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.