Cost of living in South Daytona, Florida
South Daytona, Florida has about 13,543 people. Typical rent is $1,379 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $56,579 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.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,379 a month.
South Daytona is a city in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $56,579 a year.
- People
- 13,543
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,379
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $56,579
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $222,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,673
- Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
South Daytona, Florida has about 13,543 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $222,200.
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 South Daytona. 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 South Daytona'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 South Daytona'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, 477 have higher typical rent than South Daytona.
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- Ormond Beach
Typical rent $1,411
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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.