What is the median rent in Sky Lake, FL?

Name: Median rent in Sky Lake, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Sky Lake, FL is $1,953 (±$306) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 857 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Sky Lake, the median gross rent went from $1,044 in 2015–2019 to $1,953 in 2020–2024 (+87.1%).

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: $1,953 (±$306)
Rented homes: 857 (±243)
$2,000 or more: 48.0%
Since 2015–2019: +87.1%

How much rent costs in Sky Lake

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Sky Lake	Orange County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±5.9 points)	1.9%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	7.0% (±8.3 points)	5.6%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	24.5% (±13.9 points)	23.7%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	20.4% (±15.1 points)	34.3%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	41.5% (±19.4 points)	22.3%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	6.5% (±7.7 points)	8.1%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±5.9 points)	4.2%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 41.5% of renting households.

48.0% of rented homes in Sky Lake cost $2,000 or more a month.

Sky Lake against Orange County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sky Lake	Orange County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,953 (±$306)	$1,775 (±$12)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	857 (±243)	222,394 (±3,543)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Sky Lake, median gross rent is not measurably different from Orange County ($1,775).

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

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

In Orange County, Sky Lake ranks 16 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 174 of 793.

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

How rent in Sky Lake 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	$1,044 (±$172)	$1,953 (±$306)	+87.1%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	39.7% (±7.6 points)	36.8% (±10.5 points)	−2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	18.2% (±11.2 points)	4.1% (±4.9 points)	−14.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Sky Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sky Lake
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Sky Lake	—	$1,953 (±$306)	—
Pine Castle	1.3 mi	$1,361 (±$57)	Lower
Oak Ridge	1.8 mi	$1,466 (±$47)	Lower
Edgewood	1.9 mi	$1,487 (±$334)	Lower
Belle Isle	2.4 mi	$1,452 (±$145)	Lower
Holden Lakes	2.6 mi	$1,303 (±$459)	Lower
Taft	2.7 mi	$1,512 (±$960)	Not measurably different
Tangelo Park	3.4 mi	$1,435 (±$89)	Lower
Holden Heights	4.1 mi	$1,273 (±$181)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pine Castle, FL ($1,361), Oak Ridge, FL ($1,466), Edgewood, FL ($1,487).

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

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
10	Hunters Creek	$2,088 (±$115)
11	Maitland	$2,071 (±$72)
12	Southchase	$2,016 (±$297)
13	Alafaya	$1,999 (±$84)
14	Apopka	$1,969 (±$126)
15	Winter Garden	$1,963 (±$217)
16	Sky Lake	$1,953 (±$306)
17	Ocoee	$1,946 (±$118)
18	Williamsburg	$1,938 (±$319)
19	Meadow Woods	$1,906 (±$156)
20	Orlando	$1,747 (±$20)
21	Winter Park	$1,738 (±$72)
22	Goldenrod	$1,734 (±$53)

Showing 13 of 43 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Sky Lake 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sky Lake

What is the average rent in Sky Lake, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Sky Lake is $1,953 (±$306) 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 Sky Lake?

In Sky Lake, the median gross rent went from $1,044 in 2015–2019 to $1,953 in 2020–2024 (+87.1%).

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

48.0% of rented homes in Sky Lake have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Sky Lake higher than in Orange County?

In Sky Lake, median gross rent is not measurably different from Orange County ($1,775).

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 Sky Lake CDP, Florida (place:66425, 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.