Florida · South · 15k residents
Forest City, FL: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Forest City: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, 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.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,399/wk. Florida's corporate income tax rate is 5.5%. Commercial electricity averages 11.0¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,399/wk
Corporate income tax
5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
39.4%
Commercial electricity
11.0¢/kWh
Economic momentum
We don't yet track economic momentum for Forest City. It will rank business formation, jobs, and building-permit growth against the US cities we track.
| ACS median home value | $369,900 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $260 |
| Property tax rate | 0.8% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,785/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,753/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 7% |
| Corporate income tax | 5.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,399/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39.4% |
| Commercial electricity | 11.0¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | — |
| Wage: Software developer | $130,980 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $84,190 |
| Wage: General manager | $101,580 |
| Wage: Customer service | $40,440 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,400 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $50,640 |
| Wage: Electrician | $57,250 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $34,010 |
| Cost of living index | 106 |
| 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 | $85,606 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% |
| Population | 15k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.8/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| 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 | — |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | — |
| Building permits YoY | — |
| Ocean coast | 46 mi |
| Big lake | 125 mi |
| Mountains | 422 mi |
| Major airport | 18 mi |
| Ski resort | 492 mi |
Popular comparisons
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Real listings in Forest City
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- Is Forest City a good place to run a business?
- Florida's corporate income tax rate is 5.5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,399/wk; commercial electricity averages 11.0¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Forest City, FL?
- Forest City indexes at 106 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,753/mo and a acs median home value of $369,900.
- How much does a house cost in Forest City?
- The acs median home value in Forest City is $369,900 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Forest City?
- A two-bedroom in Forest City rents for about $1,753/mo.