Cost of living in Lake Helen, Florida
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,522 a month.
Lake Helen is a city in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $116,250 a year.
- People
- 2,918
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,522
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $116,250
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $441,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,673
- Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
Lake Helen, Florida has about 2,918 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $441,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Volusia County is $1,673 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lake Helen. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area, prices sit at 99.4 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 Lake Helen'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 Lake Helen'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, 403 have higher typical rent than Lake Helen.
Nearby places
- DeLand
Typical rent $1,355
Compare with Lake Helen - Orange City
Typical rent $1,607
Compare with Lake Helen - Deltona
Typical rent $1,711
Compare with Lake Helen - North DeLand
Typical rent $1,297
Compare with Lake Helen - West DeLand
Typical rent $1,238
Compare with Lake Helen - DeBary
Typical rent $1,751
Compare with Lake Helen - Samsula-Spruce Creek
Typical rent $2,865
- De Leon Springs
Typical rent $1,052
Compare with Lake Helen
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
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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.