What is the median rent in Port St. Joe, FL?

Name: Median rent in Port St. Joe, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Port St. Joe, FL is $1,433 (±$112) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 305 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Port St. Joe, the median gross rent went from $1,116 in 2015–2019 to $1,433 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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,433 (±$112)
Rented homes: 305 (±112)
$2,000 or more: 14.8%
Since 2015–2019: +28.4%

How much rent costs in Port St. Joe

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Port St. Joe	Gulf County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±15.8 points)	13.3%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	11.1% (±11.1 points)	21.7%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	50.8% (±23.3 points)	43.7%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	23.3% (±25.0 points)	16.3%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±15.8 points)	0.0%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	14.8% (±16.5 points)	5.1%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±15.8 points)	0.0%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 50.8% of renting households.

14.8% of rented homes in Port St. Joe cost $2,000 or more a month.

Port St. Joe against Gulf County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port St. Joe	Gulf County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,433 (±$112)	$1,187 (±$122)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	305 (±112)	886 (±182)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Port St. Joe, median gross rent is higher than in Gulf County ($1,187).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 461 of 793.

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

How rent in Port St. Joe 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	$1,116 (±$102)	$1,433 (±$112)	+28.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	25.2% (±6.4 points)	18.4% (±6.3 points)	−6.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	9.9% (±10.7 points)	24.9% (±21.4 points)	+15.0 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 St. Joe

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port St. Joe
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Port St. Joe	—	$1,433 (±$112)	—
Mexico Beach	11 mi	$1,951 (±$296)	Higher
Apalachicola	20 mi	$1,108 (±$401)	Not measurably different
Wewahitchka	22 mi	$825 (±$319)	Lower
Callaway	26 mi	$1,322 (±$68)	Not measurably different
Eastpoint	27 mi	$941 (±$136)	Lower
Parker	28 mi	$1,338 (±$214)	Not measurably different
Springfield	30 mi	$1,307 (±$171)	Not measurably different
Cedar Grove	32 mi	$1,420 (±$229)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wewahitchka, FL ($825), Eastpoint, FL ($941).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mexico Beach, FL ($1,951).

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

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 St. Joe

What is the average rent in Port St. Joe, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Port St. Joe is $1,433 (±$112) 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 St. Joe?

In Port St. Joe, the median gross rent went from $1,116 in 2015–2019 to $1,433 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 Port St. Joe cost more than $2,000 a month?

14.8% of rented homes in Port St. Joe have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Port St. Joe higher than in Gulf County?

In Port St. Joe, median gross rent is higher than in Gulf County ($1,187).

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 Port St. Joe city, Florida (place:58675, 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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