What is the median rent in Oakland, FL?

The median gross rent in Oakland, FL is $2,308 (±$241) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 222 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Oakland, the median gross rent went from $1,798 in 2015–2019 to $2,308 in 2020–2024 (+28.4%).

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 .

Median gross rent
$2,308 (±$241)
Rented homes
222 (±139)
$2,000 or more
81.1%
Since 2015–2019
+28.4%

How much rent costs in Oakland

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentOaklandOrange CountyFloridaUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±20.9 points)1.9%3.6%6.3%
$500 to $9990.0% (±20.9 points)5.6%10.7%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,4999.0% (±14.5 points)23.7%26.0%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9999.9% (±16.2 points)34.3%28.8%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49950.5% (±34.1 points)22.3%17.4%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,99926.1% (±28.0 points)8.1%7.2%5.5%
$3,000 or more4.5% (±9.0 points)4.2%6.3%6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 50.5% of renting households.

81.1% of rented homes in Oakland cost $2,000 or more a month.

Oakland against Orange County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
OaklandOrange CountyFloridaUnited States
Median gross rent$2,308 (±$241)$1,775 (±$12)$1,669 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent222 (±139)222,394 (±3,543)2,716,443 (±16,958)42,849,984

In Oakland, median gross rent is higher than in Orange County ($1,775).

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

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

In Orange County, Oakland ranks 8 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 67 of 793.

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

How rent in Oakland has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,798 (±$138)$2,308 (±$241)+28.4%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent20.6% (±7.5 points)17.1% (±10.8 points)−3.5 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±17.4 points)0.0% (±20.9 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot 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 Oakland

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oakland
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Oakland—$2,308 (±$241)—
Winter Garden2.5 mi$1,963 (±$217)Lower
Montverde4.2 mi$1,893 (±$259)Lower
Clermont5.6 mi$1,828 (±$73)Lower
Lake Butler (community)6.5 mi$2,487 (±$339)Not measurably different
Ocoee6.6 mi$1,946 (±$118)Lower
Minneola6.6 mi$2,073 (±$254)Not measurably different
Windermere7.1 mi$3,107 (±$1,257)Not measurably different
Horizon West7.9 mi$2,464 (±$132)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Winter Garden, FL ($1,963), Montverde, FL ($1,893), Clermont, FL ($1,828).

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

Median gross rent across Orange County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
2Wedgefield$3,072 (±$965)
3Rio Pinar$2,488 (±$702)
4Lake Butler (community)$2,487 (±$339)
5Horizon West$2,464 (±$132)
6Doctor Phillips$2,393 (±$109)
7Bay Hill$2,321 (±$232)
8Oakland$2,308 (±$241)
9Tangerine$2,153 (±$167)
10Hunters Creek$2,088 (±$115)
11Maitland$2,071 (±$72)
12Southchase$2,016 (±$297)
13Alafaya$1,999 (±$84)
14Apopka$1,969 (±$126)

Showing 13 of 43 places in Orange 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 Oakland

What is the average rent in Oakland, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Oakland is $2,308 (±$241) 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 Oakland?

In Oakland, the median gross rent went from $1,798 in 2015–2019 to $2,308 in 2020–2024 (+28.4%).

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 Oakland cost more than $2,000 a month?

81.1% of rented homes in Oakland have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Oakland higher than in Orange County?

In Oakland, median gross rent is higher than in Orange County ($1,775).

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

It is higher 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 Oakland town, Florida (place:50525, 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.

Figures last updated on .

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