Cost of living in Hawthorne, Florida
Simple answer
Typical rent is $727 a month.
Hawthorne is a city in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $55,406 a year.
- People
- 1,625
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $727
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $55,406
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $177,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,471
- Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
Hawthorne, Florida has about 1,625 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $177,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Alachua County is $1,471 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Hawthorne. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Gainesville, FL metro area, prices sit at 96.7 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 Hawthorne'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 Hawthorne'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, 714 have higher typical rent than Hawthorne.
Nearby places
- Interlachen
Typical rent $802
Compare with Hawthorne - Keystone Heights
Typical rent $1,258
Compare with Hawthorne - Waldo
Typical rent $745
Compare with Hawthorne - Gainesville
Typical rent $1,296
Compare with Hawthorne - Starke
Typical rent $840
Compare with Hawthorne - Lake Kerr
Typical rent $525
Compare with Hawthorne - Williston
Typical rent $969
- Palatka
Typical rent $901
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.