What is the median rent in Southeast Arcadia, FL?

Name: Median rent in Southeast Arcadia, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Southeast Arcadia, FL is $939 (±$102) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 829 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Southeast Arcadia, the median gross rent went from $656 in 2015–2019 to $939 in 2020–2024 (+43.1%).

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: $939 (±$102)
Rented homes: 829 (±292)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +43.1%

How much rent costs in Southeast Arcadia

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Southeast Arcadia	DeSoto County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	6.9% (±11.8 points)	10.3%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	56.3% (±23.2 points)	50.9%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	33.7% (±20.7 points)	33.1%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	3.1% (±5.1 points)	5.5%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±6.1 points)	0.2%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±6.1 points)	0.0%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±6.1 points)	0.0%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 56.3% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Southeast Arcadia cost $2,000 or more a month.

Southeast Arcadia against DeSoto County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Southeast Arcadia	DeSoto County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$939 (±$102)	$932 (±$57)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	829 (±292)	3,121 (±431)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Southeast Arcadia, median gross rent is not measurably different from DeSoto County ($932).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 710 of 793.

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

How rent in Southeast Arcadia 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	$656 (±$50)	$939 (±$102)	+43.1%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	43.0% (±6.7 points)	32.3% (±10.7 points)	−10.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	1.7% (±2.7 points)	10.6% (±12.1 points)	+8.9 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 Southeast Arcadia

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Southeast Arcadia
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Southeast Arcadia	—	$939 (±$102)	—
Arcadia	2.5 mi	$956 (±$65)	Not measurably different
Harbour Heights	16 mi	$1,331 (±$869)	Not measurably different
Cleveland	18 mi	$1,124 (±$83)	Higher
Charlotte Harbor	20 mi	$1,316 (±$98)	Higher
Port Charlotte	21 mi	$1,553 (±$130)	Higher
Zolfo Springs	22 mi	$967 (±$561)	Not measurably different
Charlotte Park	23 mi	$1,893 (±$597)	Higher
North Port	23 mi	$1,894 (±$159)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cleveland, FL ($1,124), Charlotte Harbor, FL ($1,316), Port Charlotte, FL ($1,553).

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

Southeast Arcadia 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 Southeast Arcadia

What is the average rent in Southeast Arcadia, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Southeast Arcadia is $939 (±$102) 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 Southeast Arcadia?

In Southeast Arcadia, the median gross rent went from $656 in 2015–2019 to $939 in 2020–2024 (+43.1%).

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 Southeast Arcadia cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Southeast Arcadia have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 6.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Southeast Arcadia higher than in DeSoto County?

In Southeast Arcadia, median gross rent is not measurably different from DeSoto County ($932).

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

It is lower 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 Southeast Arcadia CDP, Florida (place:67355, 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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