Cost of living in Valparaiso, Florida
Valparaiso, Florida has about 4,885 people. Typical rent is $1,366 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $90,110 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 $1,366 a month.
Valparaiso is a city in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $90,110 a year.
- People
- 4,885
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,366
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $90,110
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $394,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,908
- Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
Valparaiso, Florida has about 4,885 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $394,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Okaloosa County is $1,908 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Valparaiso. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area, prices sit at 97.0 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 Valparaiso'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 Valparaiso'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, 482 have higher typical rent than Valparaiso.
Nearby places
- Eglin AFB
Typical rent $2,260
Compare with Valparaiso - Niceville
Typical rent $1,749
Compare with Valparaiso - Lake Lorraine
Typical rent $1,654
Compare with Valparaiso - Destin
Typical rent $1,936
Compare with Valparaiso - Ocean City
Typical rent $1,443
Compare with Valparaiso - Fort Walton Beach
Typical rent $1,307
Compare with Valparaiso - Wright
Typical rent $1,621
- Mary Esther
Typical rent $1,699
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.