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Rent Affordability for A Lawyer in Florida

A typical lawyer in Florida earns about $164,117 a year, which supports approximately $4,103 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Florida city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 196 of 200 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 4 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Palatka, FL$1,371/mo10%very comfortable
Tallahassee, FL$1,473/mo10.8%very comfortable
Lady Lake, FL$1,497/mo10.9%very comfortable
Lake City, FL$1,506/mo11%very comfortable
Daytona Beach, FL$1,518/mo11.1%very comfortable
Lake Wales, FL$1,512/mo11.1%very comfortable
Egypt Lake-Leto, FL$1,531/mo11.2%very comfortable
Holly Hill, FL$1,526/mo11.2%very comfortable
North Fort Myers, FL$1,550/mo11.3%very comfortable
Eustis, FL$1,574/mo11.5%very comfortable
Sebring, FL$1,566/mo11.5%very comfortable
Jacksonville, FL$1,589/mo11.6%very comfortable
Ocala, FL$1,584/mo11.6%very comfortable
Titusville, FL$1,585/mo11.6%very comfortable
Altamonte Springs, FL$1,588/mo11.6%very comfortable
South Daytona, FL$1,582/mo11.6%very comfortable
Gainesville, FL$1,618/mo11.8%very comfortable
Orange City, FL$1,620/mo11.8%very comfortable
Pine Hills, FL$1,636/mo12%very comfortable
Pensacola, FL$1,640/mo12%very comfortable
Panama City, FL$1,655/mo12.1%very comfortable
Englewood, FL$1,669/mo12.2%very comfortable
Lakeland, FL$1,687/mo12.3%very comfortable
Winter Haven, FL$1,686/mo12.3%very comfortable
Wildwood, FL$1,702/mo12.4%very comfortable
Brandon, FL$1,729/mo12.6%very comfortable
Fort Myers, FL$1,719/mo12.6%very comfortable
Port Orange, FL$1,727/mo12.6%very comfortable
Holiday, FL$1,724/mo12.6%very comfortable
Port Charlotte, FL$1,741/mo12.7%very comfortable
Temple Terrace, FL$1,737/mo12.7%very comfortable
Auburndale, FL$1,741/mo12.7%very comfortable
Largo, FL$1,754/mo12.8%very comfortable
Bradenton, FL$1,768/mo12.9%very comfortable
Plant City, FL$1,766/mo12.9%very comfortable
Leesburg, FL$1,762/mo12.9%very comfortable
Panama City Beach, FL$1,759/mo12.9%very comfortable
Zephyrhills, FL$1,777/mo13%very comfortable
Cocoa, FL$1,778/mo13%very comfortable
Bartow, FL$1,785/mo13.1%very comfortable
New Port Richey, FL$1,790/mo13.1%very comfortable
Lehigh Acres, FL$1,812/mo13.2%very comfortable
Milton, FL$1,800/mo13.2%very comfortable
Sanford, FL$1,821/mo13.3%very comfortable
Casselberry, FL$1,825/mo13.3%very comfortable
Fort Walton Beach, FL$1,828/mo13.4%very comfortable
Palm Bay, FL$1,842/mo13.5%very comfortable
Deland, FL$1,853/mo13.5%very comfortable
Winter Park, FL$1,852/mo13.5%very comfortable
Hudson, FL$1,843/mo13.5%very comfortable
Lynn Haven, FL$1,857/mo13.6%very comfortable
Orlando, FL$1,889/mo13.8%very comfortable
Lauderhill, FL$1,893/mo13.8%very comfortable
Crestview, FL$1,882/mo13.8%very comfortable
Palm Coast, FL$1,897/mo13.9%very comfortable
Poinciana, FL$1,906/mo13.9%very comfortable
Callaway, FL$1,907/mo13.9%very comfortable
Tampa, FL$1,930/mo14.1%very comfortable
Kissimmee, FL$1,926/mo14.1%very comfortable
West Melbourne, FL$1,922/mo14.1%very comfortable
Pace, FL$1,929/mo14.1%very comfortable
Longwood, FL$1,933/mo14.1%very comfortable
Opa-locka, FL$1,931/mo14.1%very comfortable
North Port, FL$1,937/mo14.2%very comfortable
Lake Mary, FL$1,942/mo14.2%very comfortable
Middleburg, FL$1,940/mo14.2%very comfortable
Cape Coral, FL$1,953/mo14.3%very comfortable
Palm Harbor, FL$1,961/mo14.3%very comfortable
Fort Pierce, FL$1,951/mo14.3%very comfortable
Rockledge, FL$1,952/mo14.3%very comfortable
Edgewater, FL$1,951/mo14.3%very comfortable
Maitland, FL$1,960/mo14.3%very comfortable
Mount Dora, FL$1,960/mo14.3%very comfortable
Clearwater, FL$1,975/mo14.4%very comfortable
Tavares, FL$1,964/mo14.4%very comfortable
Davenport, FL$1,978/mo14.5%very comfortable
Tarpon Springs, FL$2,002/mo14.6%very comfortable
Deltona, FL$2,010/mo14.7%very comfortable
Clermont, FL$2,013/mo14.7%very comfortable
Winter Springs, FL$2,007/mo14.7%very comfortable
Haines City, FL$2,011/mo14.7%very comfortable
Oldsmar, FL$2,015/mo14.7%very comfortable
Fleming Island, FL$2,025/mo14.8%very comfortable
Punta Gorda, FL$2,041/mo14.9%very comfortable
Margate, FL$2,047/mo15%very comfortable
Ormond Beach, FL$2,055/mo15%very comfortable
Dunedin, FL$2,050/mo15%very comfortable
Lutz, FL$2,046/mo15%very comfortable
Gulfport, FL$2,045/mo15%very comfortable
Apopka, FL$2,064/mo15.1%very comfortable
Citrus Park, FL$2,061/mo15.1%very comfortable
Pinellas Park, FL$2,077/mo15.2%very comfortable
Lauderdale Lakes, FL$2,077/mo15.2%very comfortable
Vero Beach, FL$2,092/mo15.3%very comfortable
Yulee, FL$2,090/mo15.3%very comfortable
Destin, FL$2,087/mo15.3%very comfortable
Riverview, FL$2,106/mo15.4%very comfortable
Navarre, FL$2,106/mo15.4%very comfortable
Palm Springs, FL$2,105/mo15.4%very comfortable
Tamarac, FL$2,121/mo15.5%very comfortable
Venice, FL$2,121/mo15.5%very comfortable
The Villages, FL$2,129/mo15.6%very comfortable
North Miami, FL$2,133/mo15.6%very comfortable
Greenacres, FL$2,131/mo15.6%very comfortable
Stuart, FL$2,151/mo15.7%very comfortable
Niceville, FL$2,150/mo15.7%very comfortable
Oviedo, FL$2,158/mo15.8%very comfortable
Sun City Center, FL$2,156/mo15.8%very comfortable
Westchase, FL$2,161/mo15.8%very comfortable
Palmetto, FL$2,155/mo15.8%very comfortable
Ocoee, FL$2,170/mo15.9%very comfortable
Wilton Manors, FL$2,170/mo15.9%very comfortable
Wesley Chapel, FL$2,209/mo16.2%very comfortable
Sarasota, FL$2,210/mo16.2%very comfortable
Oakland Park, FL$2,212/mo16.2%very comfortable
Merritt Island, FL$2,221/mo16.2%very comfortable
Apollo Beach, FL$2,222/mo16.2%very comfortable
Ruskin, FL$2,221/mo16.2%very comfortable
Debary, FL$2,209/mo16.2%very comfortable
Seminole, FL$2,228/mo16.3%very comfortable
North Lauderdale, FL$2,248/mo16.4%very comfortable
Coral Springs, FL$2,263/mo16.5%very comfortable
Land O Lakes, FL$2,255/mo16.5%very comfortable
Sebastian, FL$2,262/mo16.5%very comfortable
Pinewood, FL$2,259/mo16.5%very comfortable
Fernandina Beach, FL$2,267/mo16.6%very comfortable
Gibsonton, FL$2,278/mo16.7%very comfortable
Hollywood, FL$2,299/mo16.8%very comfortable
Wimauma, FL$2,297/mo16.8%very comfortable
Lakewood Ranch, FL$2,311/mo16.9%very comfortable
Hialeah, FL$2,343/mo17.1%very comfortable
Groveland, FL$2,341/mo17.1%very comfortable
Safety Harbor, FL$2,343/mo17.1%very comfortable
Pompano Beach, FL$2,358/mo17.2%very comfortable
Boynton Beach, FL$2,348/mo17.2%very comfortable
Coconut Creek, FL$2,355/mo17.2%very comfortable
Winter Garden, FL$2,352/mo17.2%very comfortable
Lake Worth Beach, FL$2,357/mo17.2%very comfortable
Gladeview, FL$2,356/mo17.2%very comfortable
West Palm Beach, FL$2,365/mo17.3%very comfortable
New Smyrna Beach, FL$2,370/mo17.3%very comfortable
West Park, FL$2,412/mo17.6%very comfortable
Deerfield Beach, FL$2,418/mo17.7%very comfortable
North Miami Beach, FL$2,425/mo17.7%very comfortable
Davie, FL$2,432/mo17.8%very comfortable
Ives Estates, FL$2,428/mo17.8%very comfortable
Sunrise, FL$2,447/mo17.9%very comfortable
Homestead, FL$2,447/mo17.9%very comfortable
West Little River, FL$2,452/mo17.9%very comfortable
The Hammocks, FL$2,460/mo18%very comfortable
Jacksonville Beach, FL$2,470/mo18.1%very comfortable
Sweetwater, FL$2,475/mo18.1%very comfortable
Cocoa Beach, FL$2,496/mo18.3%very comfortable
Miami Gardens, FL$2,521/mo18.4%very comfortable
Miami Lakes, FL$2,522/mo18.4%very comfortable
Valrico, FL$2,536/mo18.5%very comfortable
The Crossings, FL$2,525/mo18.5%very comfortable
Florida City, FL$2,553/mo18.7%very comfortable
Jensen Beach, FL$2,559/mo18.7%very comfortable
Pembroke Pines, FL$2,570/mo18.8%very comfortable
Dania Beach, FL$2,566/mo18.8%very comfortable
Atlantic Beach, FL$2,591/mo18.9%very comfortable
Estero, FL$2,594/mo19%very comfortable
Naples, FL$2,602/mo19%very comfortable
Minneola, FL$2,592/mo19%very comfortable
Ojus, FL$2,645/mo19.3%very comfortable
Doctor Phillips, FL$2,670/mo19.5%very comfortable
Miramar, FL$2,685/mo19.6%very comfortable
Fort Lauderdale, FL$2,697/mo19.7%very comfortable
Riviera Beach, FL$2,716/mo19.9%very comfortable
Hialeah Gardens, FL$2,726/mo19.9%very comfortable
Satellite Beach, FL$2,726/mo19.9%very comfortable
Brownsville, FL$2,735/mo20%very comfortable
Miami Beach, FL$2,750/mo20.1%affordable
Bonita Springs, FL$2,786/mo20.4%affordable
Delray Beach, FL$2,820/mo20.6%affordable
Palm Beach Gardens, FL$2,839/mo20.8%affordable
Royal Palm Beach, FL$2,856/mo20.9%affordable
Doral, FL$2,881/mo21.1%affordable
Miami, FL$2,965/mo21.7%affordable
Boca Raton, FL$2,967/mo21.7%affordable
Cutler Bay, FL$2,982/mo21.8%affordable
Aventura, FL$2,976/mo21.8%affordable
North Palm Beach, FL$2,997/mo21.9%affordable
Westview, FL$3,020/mo22.1%affordable
Jupiter, FL$3,283/mo24%affordable
Coral Gables, FL$3,345/mo24.5%affordable
Pinecrest, FL$3,353/mo24.5%affordable
Sunny Isles Beach, FL$3,409/mo24.9%affordable
Weston, FL$3,414/mo25%affordable
Cooper City, FL$3,464/mo25.3%affordable
Key West, FL$3,563/mo26.1%affordable
Key Largo, FL$3,635/mo26.6%affordable
Miami Shores, FL$3,690/mo27%affordable
Palm City, FL$3,745/mo27.4%affordable
Wellington, FL$3,808/mo27.8%affordable
Marco Island, FL$4,199/mo30.7%stretched
Hobe Sound, FL$4,494/mo32.9%stretched
Parkland, FL$5,258/mo38.4%stretched
Key Biscayne, FL$7,716/mo56.4%severely rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Florida. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).