What is the median rent in Port Orange, FL?

Name: Median rent in Port Orange, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Port Orange, FL is $1,634 (±$54) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 6,673 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Port Orange, the median gross rent went from $1,161 in 2015–2019 to $1,634 in 2020–2024 (+40.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,634 (±$54)
Rented homes: 6,673 (±702)
$2,000 or more: 20.3%
Since 2015–2019: +40.7%

How much rent costs in Port Orange

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Port Orange	Volusia County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.7% (±0.8 points)	3.3%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	12.6% (±5.1 points)	13.1%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	25.9% (±4.2 points)	36.0%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	40.5% (±6.2 points)	29.8%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	11.4% (±3.8 points)	11.0%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	7.9% (±3.8 points)	4.3%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.0% (±1.1 points)	2.5%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 40.5% of renting households.

20.3% of rented homes in Port Orange cost $2,000 or more a month.

Port Orange against Volusia County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Orange	Volusia County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,634 (±$54)	$1,467 (±$25)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	6,673 (±702)	60,391 (±2,084)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Port Orange, median gross rent is higher than in Volusia County ($1,467).

It is not measurably different from Florida ($1,669).

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

In Volusia County, Port Orange ranks 6 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 369 of 793.

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

How rent in Port Orange 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	$1,161 (±$45)	$1,634 (±$54)	+40.7%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	27.6% (±1.8 points)	24.4% (±2.4 points)	−3.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	4.9% (±2.4 points)	4.9% (±2.9 points)	0.0 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 Port Orange

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Orange
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Port Orange	—	$1,634 (±$54)	—
South Daytona	3.7 mi	$1,379 (±$66)	Lower
Daytona Beach Shores	4.4 mi	$1,505 (±$302)	Not measurably different
Ponce Inlet	5.1 mi	$1,851 (±$231)	Not measurably different
Samsula-Spruce Creek	5.2 mi	$2,865 (±$695)	Higher
New Smyrna Beach	6.8 mi	$1,712 (±$66)	Not measurably different
Daytona Beach	7.4 mi	$1,328 (±$46)	Lower
Holly Hill	9.4 mi	$1,431 (±$94)	Lower
Edgewater	12 mi	$1,309 (±$247)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: South Daytona, FL ($1,379), Daytona Beach, FL ($1,328), Holly Hill, FL ($1,431).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Samsula-Spruce Creek, FL ($2,865).

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

Median gross rent across Volusia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Samsula-Spruce Creek	$2,865 (±$695)
2	Ponce Inlet	$1,851 (±$231)
3	DeBary	$1,751 (±$226)
4	New Smyrna Beach	$1,712 (±$66)
5	Deltona	$1,711 (±$89)
6	Port Orange	$1,634 (±$54)
7	Orange City	$1,607 (±$155)
8	Lake Helen	$1,522 (±$682)
9	Daytona Beach Shores	$1,505 (±$302)
10	Ormond-by-the-Sea	$1,434 (±$201)
11	Holly Hill	$1,431 (±$94)
12	Ormond Beach	$1,411 (±$75)

Showing 12 of 21 places in Volusia 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 Port Orange

What is the average rent in Port Orange, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Port Orange is $1,634 (±$54) 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 Port Orange?

In Port Orange, the median gross rent went from $1,161 in 2015–2019 to $1,634 in 2020–2024 (+40.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Port Orange cost more than $2,000 a month?

20.3% of rented homes in Port Orange have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Port Orange higher than in Volusia County?

In Port Orange, median gross rent is higher than in Volusia County ($1,467).

It is not measurably different from 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 Port Orange city, Florida (place:58575, 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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