What is the median rent in Lake City, FL?

Name: Median rent in Lake City, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Lake City, FL is $1,040 (±$52) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,708 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Lake City, the median gross rent went from $856 in 2015–2019 to $1,040 in 2020–2024 (+21.5%).

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: $1,040 (±$52)
Rented homes: 2,708 (±413)
$2,000 or more: 8.0%
Since 2015–2019: +21.5%

How much rent costs in Lake City

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Lake City	Columbia County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	7.2% (±4.6 points)	7.2%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	36.9% (±8.2 points)	45.9%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	41.8% (±9.2 points)	34.7%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	6.0% (±4.2 points)	7.5%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	4.4% (±3.3 points)	2.7%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.0%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.5% (±3.2 points)	1.9%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 41.8% of renting households.

8.0% of rented homes in Lake City cost $2,000 or more a month.

Lake City against Columbia County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake City	Columbia County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,040 (±$52)	$976 (±$52)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,708 (±413)	6,810 (±724)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Lake City, median gross rent is not measurably different from Columbia County ($976).

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

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

In Columbia County, Lake City ranks 2 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 676 of 793.

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

How rent in Lake 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	$856 (±$31)	$1,040 (±$52)	+21.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	57.4% (±5.7 points)	60.1% (±5.9 points)	+2.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	7.7% (±3.8 points)	2.9% (±3.4 points)	−4.8 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 Lake City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake City
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Lake City	—	$1,040 (±$52)	—
Five Points	2.2 mi	$1,119 (±$151)	Not measurably different
Watertown	2.4 mi	$851 (±$137)	Lower
White Springs	12 mi	$768 (±$15)	Lower
Fort White	19 mi	$943 (±$120)	Not measurably different
Lake Butler	21 mi	$774 (±$96)	Lower
Live Oak	22 mi	$903 (±$90)	Lower
Worthington Springs	22 mi	$1,109 (±$115)	Not measurably different
Branford	23 mi	$901 (±$330)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Watertown, FL ($851), White Springs, FL ($768), Lake Butler, FL ($774).

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

Median gross rent across Columbia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Five Points	$1,119 (±$151)
2	Lake City	$1,040 (±$52)
3	Fort White	$943 (±$120)
4	Watertown	$851 (±$137)

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 Lake City

What is the average rent in Lake City, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Lake City is $1,040 (±$52) 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 Lake City?

In Lake City, the median gross rent went from $856 in 2015–2019 to $1,040 in 2020–2024 (+21.5%).

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 Lake City cost more than $2,000 a month?

8.0% of rented homes in Lake City have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 7.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Lake City higher than in Columbia County?

In Lake City, median gross rent is not measurably different from Columbia County ($976).

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 Lake City city, Florida (place:37775, 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.