How many renters in Miramar Beach, FL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Miramar Beach, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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81.4% (±37.5 points) of renting households in Miramar Beach, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

44.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 81.4% (±37.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 44.1% (±25.5 points)
Median share of income: 34.2% (±11.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Miramar Beach

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Miramar Beach	Walton County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	2.7% (±5.0 points)	10.1%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.2% (±11.8 points)	11.3%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.7% (±7.3 points)	12.4%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±7.1 points)	9.9%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	37.3% (±27.5 points)	12.4%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	44.1% (±25.5 points)	43.9%	50.2%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Miramar Beach against Walton County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Miramar Beach	Walton County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	81.4% (±37.5 points)	56.3% (±8.4 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	44.1% (±25.5 points)	43.9% (±6.8 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.2% (±11.1 points)	32.5% (±2.4 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$71,083 (±$50,913)	$56,630 (±$11,700)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,250 (±$621)	$1,741 (±$115)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Miramar Beach, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Walton County (56.3%).

It is not measurably different from Florida (60.0%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Walton County, Miramar Beach ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 58 of 843.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Miramar Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Miramar Beach
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Miramar Beach	—	81.4% (±37.5 points)	—
Destin	7.7 mi	49.2% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Valparaiso	12 mi	41.7% (±26.5 points)	Not measurably different
Niceville	13 mi	55.0% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Eglin AFB	13 mi	45.5% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Lorraine	14 mi	51.3% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different
Shalimar	15 mi	74.8% (±48.4 points)	Not measurably different
Freeport	15 mi	50.8% (±18.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cinco Bayou	16 mi	50.0% (±32.3 points)	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.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Walton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Miramar Beach	81.4% (±37.5 points)
2	Paxton	65.5% (±58.9 points)
3	Freeport	50.8% (±18.9 points)
4	DeFuniak Springs	48.6% (±18.2 points)

Miramar Beach 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Miramar Beach

Are renters in Miramar Beach rent-burdened?

81.4% of renting households in Miramar Beach pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Miramar Beach spend on rent?

The median renting household in Miramar Beach, FL spends 34.2% (±11.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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