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Cost of living in Vero Beach South, Florida

Vero Beach South, Florida has about 30,344 people. Typical rent is $1,314 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $73,420 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.

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Typical rent is $1,314 a month.

Vero Beach South is a Census community, not a separate city government in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $73,420 a year.

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People
30,344
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,314
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$73,420
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$335,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,542
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA

Vero Beach South, Florida has about 30,344 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $335,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Indian River County is $1,542 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Vero Beach South. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area, prices sit at 98.3 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 Vero Beach South'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 Vero Beach South'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, 510 have higher typical rent than Vero Beach South.

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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.