Cost of living in Clearwater, Florida
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,658 a month.
Clearwater is a city in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $66,381 a year.
- People
- 117,247
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,658
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $66,381
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $361,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,917
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA
Clearwater, Florida has about 117,247 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $361,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Pinellas County is $1,917 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Clearwater. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, prices sit at 100.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Florida does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Clearwater's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Florida home paid 15.03¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Clearwater's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Florida averaged $3.06 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 730 places we list in Florida with a rent figure, 343 have higher typical rent than Clearwater.
Nearby places
- Greenbriar
Typical rent $2,367
Compare with Clearwater - Belleair
Typical rent $2,281
Compare with Clearwater - Dunedin
Typical rent $1,675
Compare with Clearwater - Safety Harbor
Typical rent $1,743
Compare with Clearwater - Largo
Typical rent $1,618
Compare with Clearwater - Belleair Bluffs
Typical rent $1,388
Compare with Clearwater - Belleair Beach
Typical rent $3,501
- South Highpoint
Typical rent $1,197
Compare with Clearwater
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Florida
Bigger places in Florida
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.