What is the median rent in Inverness Highlands South, FL?

Name: Median rent in Inverness Highlands South, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Inverness Highlands South, FL is $1,289 (±$244) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 325 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Inverness Highlands South, the median gross rent went from $954 in 2015–2019 to $1,289 in 2020–2024 (+35.1%).

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: $1,289 (±$244)
Rented homes: 325 (±140)
$2,000 or more: 2.2%
Since 2015–2019: +35.1%

How much rent costs in Inverness Highlands South

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Inverness Highlands South	Citrus County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±14.9 points)	7.1%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	28.3% (±18.4 points)	34.1%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	39.1% (±21.4 points)	39.4%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	30.5% (±19.8 points)	12.3%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	2.2% (±4.1 points)	3.3%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±14.9 points)	2.7%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±14.9 points)	1.0%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 39.1% of renting households.

2.2% of rented homes in Inverness Highlands South cost $2,000 or more a month.

Inverness Highlands South against Citrus County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Inverness Highlands South	Citrus County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,289 (±$244)	$1,107 (±$50)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	325 (±140)	9,443 (±876)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Inverness Highlands South, median gross rent is not measurably different from Citrus County ($1,107).

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

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

In Citrus County, Inverness Highlands South ranks 7 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 547 of 793.

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

How rent in Inverness Highlands South 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	$954 (±$82)	$1,289 (±$244)	+35.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	16.0% (±4.5 points)	11.0% (±4.4 points)	−5.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	10.9% (±14.4 points)	7.2% (±9.2 points)	−3.7 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 Inverness Highlands South

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Inverness Highlands South
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Inverness Highlands South	—	$1,289 (±$244)	—
Inverness	3.0 mi	$975 (±$72)	Lower
Inverness Highlands North	5.0 mi	$2,557 (±$2,299)	Not measurably different
Floral City	6.8 mi	$617 (±$604)	Lower
Citrus Hills	8.2 mi	$1,527 (±$653)	Not measurably different
Lecanto	10.0 mi	$1,304 (±$255)	Not measurably different
Beverly Hills	11 mi	$1,199 (±$98)	Not measurably different
Sugarmill Woods	11 mi	$1,276 (±$472)	Not measurably different
Hernando	11 mi	$964 (±$211)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Inverness, FL ($975), Floral City, FL ($617), Hernando, FL ($964).

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
1	Homosassa	$3,500 or more
2	Inverness Highlands North	$2,557 (±$2,299)
3	Pine Ridge (Citrus County)	$1,530 (±$941)
4	Citrus Hills	$1,527 (±$653)
5	Citrus Springs	$1,324 (±$118)
6	Lecanto	$1,304 (±$255)
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)

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

Inverness Highlands South 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 Inverness Highlands South

What is the average rent in Inverness Highlands South, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Inverness Highlands South is $1,289 (±$244) 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 Inverness Highlands South?

In Inverness Highlands South, the median gross rent went from $954 in 2015–2019 to $1,289 in 2020–2024 (+35.1%).

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 Inverness Highlands South cost more than $2,000 a month?

2.2% of rented homes in Inverness Highlands South have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Inverness Highlands South higher than in Citrus County?

In Inverness Highlands South, median gross rent is not measurably different from Citrus County ($1,107).

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 Inverness Highlands South CDP, Florida (place:33966, 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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