Cost of living in Green Cove Springs, Florida
Green Cove Springs, Florida has about 10,044 people. Typical rent is $1,114 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $75,142 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #24 in Florida on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,114 a month.
Green Cove Springs is a city in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $75,142 a year.
- People
- 10,044
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,114
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $75,142
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $371,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,694
- Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
Green Cove Springs, Florida has about 10,044 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $371,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Clay County is $1,694 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Green Cove Springs. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Jacksonville, FL metro area, prices sit at 99.5 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 Green Cove Springs'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 Green Cove Springs'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, 614 have higher typical rent than Green Cove Springs.
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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.
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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.