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Deltona, FL vs Jacksonville, FL

Simple answer

You'd likely save $21 a month in Deltona.

This is the HUD 2-bedroom fair-market rent for October 2026 through September 2027. It is not your lease.

The largest cost gap in this pair is housing prices. The BEA housing price parity differs by 1.4 points (Deltona 108.4, Jacksonville 109.8).

Florida has no tax on wages. Florida has no tax on wages. Combined sales tax differs by 0.0 percentage points, higher in Florida. The effective property tax gap is 0.00 percentage points, higher in Florida.

Both metros are in Florida, so benefit eligibility in this tool does not change with the move. Rent and price levels still differ.

A $75,000 salary in Deltona lines up with about $75,088 in Jacksonville on the 2024 all-items price parity. Census median gross rent and the commute figures are 2024. Fair Market Rents are fiscal year 2027.

Deltona

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,673
HUD area
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
Census median gross rent
$1,614
All-items price parity
99.4
Goods price parity
96.2
Utilities price parity
87.6
Mean commute
27.8 min
Median household income
$73,701

Jacksonville

Jacksonville, FL

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,694
HUD area
Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
Census median gross rent
$1,625
All-items price parity
99.5
Goods price parity
96.2
Utilities price parity
87.5
Mean commute
27.4 min
Median household income
$82,053

Equivalent salary

The first number keeps the same place in the national price level. The second also runs 2026 federal income tax, employee Social Security and Medicare, and a simplified state income tax. Groceries use the BEA goods price parity, not a grocery receipt.

Same buying power

$75,088

Salary in Jacksonville that matches the 2024 all-items regional price parity.

After state and federal tax

$75,103

Gross salary in Jacksonville whose after-tax pay buys the same basket, using price parities.

Rent only

$75,941

Scales the salary by the ratio of HUD 2-bedroom Fair Market Rents. Rent is not the whole budget.

Taxes on the two sides of the move

TaxFloridaFlorida
State income tax on wagesNo wage taxNo wage tax
Combined sales tax, Jan 1, 20267.0%7.0%
Effective property tax, ACS 2024 median / median0.75%0.75%

On a $400,000 home, the state median effective rate implies about $3,016 a year in Florida and $3,016 in Florida. That illustration is not a local bill. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset for these metros.

Benefits if you land in Florida

Deltona and Jacksonville are in Florida. The benefit rules in this tool are statewide, so the statuses match. Rent and prices still differ.

  • Food stamps (SNAP)

    DeltonaLikely eligible

    JacksonvilleLikely eligible

  • Medicaid and CHIP

    DeltonaLikely eligible

    JacksonvilleLikely eligible

  • WIC

    DeltonaLikely eligible

    JacksonvilleLikely eligible

  • School meals

    DeltonaLikely eligible

    JacksonvilleLikely eligible

  • LIHEAP

    DeltonaMaybe

    JacksonvilleMaybe

  • Earned Income Tax Credit

    DeltonaLikely eligible

    JacksonvilleLikely eligible

  • Child Tax Credit

    DeltonaLikely eligible

    JacksonvilleLikely eligible

  • Marketplace premium tax credits

    DeltonaLikely eligible

    JacksonvilleLikely eligible

  • Lifeline phone and internet

    DeltonaLikely eligible

    JacksonvilleLikely eligible

  • SSI

    DeltonaUnlikely

    JacksonvilleUnlikely

Medicaid guide for Florida · SNAP guide

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