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Median rent in Bay County
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
26 of 67 · Regions of Florida
Updated Nov 4, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
$1,484
+4.2%
since 2023 ± $39 · margin of error
Regions of Florida · 2024
26 of 67
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+59%
+4.3% a year on average
vs Florida
−11%
Florida: $1,669 · 2024
Median rent, 2013 – 2024 US Dollar · Bay County · Florida · United States
+59% since 2014
$800
$1,000
$1,200
$1,400
$1,600
$1,800
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Bay County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Median rent · US Dollar
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Bay County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
$1,484 · 2024
First value
$932 · 2013
Highest
$1,484 · 2024
Lowest
$922 · 2015
Average change
+4.3% a year on average
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Bay County | ± | Change | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | $1,484 | $39 | +4.2% | $1,669 | $1,413 |
| 2023estimate | $1,424 | $38 | +8.6% | $1,564 | $1,348 |
| 2022estimate | $1,311 | $35 | +10% | $1,444 | $1,268 |
| 2021estimate | $1,191 | $31 | +8.4% | $1,301 | $1,163 |
| 2020estimate | $1,099 | $22 | +4.8% | $1,218 | — |
| 2019estimate | $1,049 | $24 | +4.0% | $1,175 | — |
| 2018estimate | $1,009 | $22 | +4.5% | $1,128 | — |
| 2017estimate | $966 | $19 | +2.4% | $1,077 | — |
| 2016estimate | $943 | $21 | +2.3% | $1,032 | — |
| 2015estimate | $922 | $21 | −1.1% | $1,002 | — |
| 2014estimate | $932 | $15 | ±0.0% | $998 | — |
| 2013estimate | $932 | $19 | $990 | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of Florida
2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Median rent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Liberty County | $581 | |
| 66 | Hamilton County | $594 | |
| 65 | Gilchrist County | $617 | |
| 64 | Lafayette County | $625 | |
| 63 | Union County | $641 | |
| 62 | Dixie County | $644 | |
| 61 | Jackson County | $656 | |
| 60 | Calhoun County | $661 | |
| 59 | Gadsden County | $678 | |
| 58 | Holmes County | $682 | |
| 57 | DeSoto County | $684 | |
| 56 | Taylor County | $686 | |
| 55 | Washington County | $689 | |
| 54 | Madison County | $698 | |
| 53 | Levy County | $707 | |
| 52 | Putnam County | $708 | |
| 51 | Hardee County | $709 | |
| 50 | Suwannee County | $721 | |
| 49 | Glades County | $746 | |
| 48 | Okeechobee County | $750 | |
| 47 | Jefferson County | $758 | |
| 46 | Hendry County | $768 | |
| 45 | Baker County | $769 | |
| 44 | Highlands County | $776 | |
| 43 | Franklin County | $803 | |
| … | |||
| 30 | Charlotte County | $976 | |
| 29 | Volusia County | $1,000 | |
| 28 | Leon County | $1,004 | |
| 27 | Bay County | $1,009 | |
| 26 | Brevard County | $1,018 | |
| 25 | Pasco County | $1,025 | |
| 24 | Duval County | $1,037 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018
What it means
The monthly rent in the middle of all rented homes.
How it is calculated
Median gross rent per month including utilities, from the survey.