What is the median rent in Florida Ridge, FL?

Name: Median rent in Florida Ridge, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Florida Ridge, FL is $1,342 (±$130) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,481 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Florida Ridge, the median gross rent went from $1,089 in 2015–2019 to $1,342 in 2020–2024 (+23.2%).

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: $1,342 (±$130)
Rented homes: 1,481 (±292)
$2,000 or more: 13.4%
Since 2015–2019: +23.2%

How much rent costs in Florida Ridge

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Florida Ridge	Indian River County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	4.3% (±5.0 points)	5.9%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	7.6% (±5.3 points)	16.9%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	51.7% (±11.2 points)	37.0%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	23.2% (±9.1 points)	20.7%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	7.6% (±5.6 points)	11.6%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.4% (±4.3 points)	2.6%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.4% (±1.8 points)	5.3%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 51.7% of renting households.

13.4% of rented homes in Florida Ridge cost $2,000 or more a month.

Florida Ridge against Indian River County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Florida Ridge	Indian River County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,342 (±$130)	$1,357 (±$58)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,481 (±292)	12,949 (±795)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Florida Ridge, median gross rent is not measurably different from Indian River County ($1,357).

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

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

In Indian River County, Florida Ridge ranks 7 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 512 of 793.

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

How rent in Florida Ridge 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	$1,089 (±$126)	$1,342 (±$130)	+23.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	16.1% (±3.7 points)	20.7% (±4.0 points)	+4.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	39.7% (±11.8 points)	15.1% (±10.1 points)	−24.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Florida Ridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Florida Ridge
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Florida Ridge	—	$1,342 (±$130)	—
Vero Beach South	2.9 mi	$1,314 (±$108)	Not measurably different
Lakewood Park	3.1 mi	$1,206 (±$196)	Not measurably different
South Beach	3.1 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Vero Beach	4.4 mi	$1,221 (±$82)	Not measurably different
St. Lucie Village	6.3 mi	$1,281 (±$148)	Not measurably different
Gifford	6.9 mi	$892 (±$237)	Lower
West Vero Corridor	7.0 mi	$1,706 (±$125)	Higher
Fort Pierce North	7.6 mi	$921 (±$177)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gifford, FL ($892), Fort Pierce North, FL ($921).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: West Vero Corridor, FL ($1,706).

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

Median gross rent across Indian River County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	South Beach	$3,500 or more
2	Winter Beach	$2,295 (±$1,276)
3	Indian River Shores	$2,185 (±$239)
4	Vero Lake Estates	$2,094 (±$280)
5	West Vero Corridor	$1,706 (±$125)
6	Sebastian	$1,451 (±$162)
7	Florida Ridge	$1,342 (±$130)
8	Vero Beach South	$1,314 (±$108)
9	Vero Beach	$1,221 (±$82)
10	Fellsmere	$1,158 (±$233)
11	Gifford	$892 (±$237)

Florida Ridge is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Florida Ridge

What is the average rent in Florida Ridge, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Florida Ridge is $1,342 (±$130) 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 Florida Ridge?

In Florida Ridge, the median gross rent went from $1,089 in 2015–2019 to $1,342 in 2020–2024 (+23.2%).

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 Florida Ridge cost more than $2,000 a month?

13.4% of rented homes in Florida Ridge have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Florida Ridge higher than in Indian River County?

In Florida Ridge, median gross rent is not measurably different from Indian River County ($1,357).

It is also lower than in 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 Florida Ridge CDP, Florida (place:23050, 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.