Cost of living in Pace, Florida
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,282 a month.
Pace is a Census community, not a separate city government in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $80,701 a year.
- People
- 26,282
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,282
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $80,701
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $293,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,548
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA
Pace, Florida has about 26,282 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $293,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Santa Rosa County is $1,548 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Pace. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area, prices sit at 97.7 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 Pace'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 Pace'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, 530 have higher typical rent than Pace.
Nearby places
- Pea Ridge
Typical rent $1,252
Compare with Pace - Wallace
Typical rent $1,411
Compare with Pace - Ferry Pass
Typical rent $1,383
Compare with Pace - Milton
Typical rent $1,455
Compare with Pace - Bagdad
Typical rent $945
Compare with Pace - Gonzalez
Typical rent $1,250
Compare with Pace - Point Baker
Typical rent $1,145
Compare with Pace - Ensley
Typical rent $1,378
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.