Florida · South · 92k residents
Alafaya, FL: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Alafaya: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Florida median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Alafaya is $425,500, 16% above the Florida median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,829/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 110 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $100,950 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Alafaya is $425,500, 16.2% above the median for ACS-covered places in Florida.
- Household income: Median household income is $100,950, 36.6% above the median for ACS-covered places in Florida.
- Adult education: 50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 50.4% above the median for ACS-covered places in Florida.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 4.2 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.
- Scale: A mid-sized city with a population between 50,000 and 250,000 in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places Alafaya about 38 miles from the nearest tracked ocean.
- Climate signal: The profile records 240 sunny days.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 34 and an average commute of 28 minutes.
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Compare Alafaya side by side
Cost of living index
110
ACS median home value
$425,500
2-bedroom rent
$1,829/mo
Median household income
$100,950
Housing momentum
We don't have enough recent home-price and rent data to rank Alafaya's housing momentum yet.
Adjusted by Alafaya's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $425,500 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $260 |
| Property tax rate | 0.8% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,696/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,829/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 7% |
| Cost of living index | 110 |
| Groceries index | 103 |
| Utilities | $180/mo |
| Transit pass | $65/mo |
| Gas price | $3.25/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,000/mo |
| Median household income | $100,950 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% |
| Population | 92k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.8/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 28 min |
| Sunny days / year | 240 days |
| July high | 92°F |
| January low | 52°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Ocean coast | 38 mi |
| Big lake | 112 mi |
| Mountains | 439 mi |
| Major airport | 10 mi |
| Ski resort | 504 mi |
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Real listings in Alafaya
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- What is the cost of living in Alafaya, FL?
- Alafaya indexes at 110 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,829/mo and a acs median home value of $425,500.
- How much does a house cost in Alafaya?
- The acs median home value in Alafaya is $425,500, 16% above the Florida median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Alafaya?
- A two-bedroom in Alafaya rents for about $1,829/mo.