Average Rent in Volusia County, FL: The Number and the Context

What is the average rent in Volusia County, FL? Zillow’s Observed Rent Index puts the typical Volusia County rent at about $1,762 a month, and rents are up 0.5% over the past year, up 2.7% over three years, and up 76.3% over ten. Below: the trend, how renting compares with owning here right now, and what the ratio between prices and rents says about this market.

Volusia County rent at a glance

Renting versus owning in Volusia County right now

Right now the modeled all-in monthly cost of OWNING the typical Volusia County home (principal and interest at today’s rate with 20% down, plus tax and insurance) runs about $1,988 — roughly $226 a month more than typical rent. That gap is the price of fixing your housing cost and building equity; whether it is worth paying depends on your hold period, your down payment’s opportunity cost, and where rents go next. The rent vs buy calculator runs the break-even for Volusia County with your own numbers.

What the price-to-rent ratio says

Volusia County’s typical home value ($326,543) divided by a year of typical rent works out to a price-to-rent ratio of about 15.4. As a rule of thumb, ratios under ~15 favor buying, 15–20 is a judgment call, and above ~20 favors renting on pure monthly math — before Florida specifics like the homestead exemption, the Save Our Homes cap, and insurance costs move the answer for any specific household. Investors read the same ratio in reverse: our county model puts the gross cap rate near 6.5%.

For renters weighing a first purchase

Renting is not “throwing money away” — it buys flexibility and shields you from maintenance, insurance and rate risk. Buying wins when you stay long enough for equity and fixed costs to overtake that flexibility premium. Three Florida-specific facts tilt the math: your property tax is set by YOUR purchase price (not the seller’s bill — model it with the property tax calculator), homestead then caps assessment growth at 3%% a year while rents float with the market, and insurance varies enough by home that a quote belongs in your budget before you shop. The buyer closing costs calculator shows the real cash needed to make the switch.

Demand and supply in Volusia County right now

In the most recent IRS migration data (2022-2023), Volusia County gained a net 8,035 people to relocation, with the largest inbound flows from NY, NJ, GA. Households moving IN reported average incomes of $72,813 versus $57,215 for those leaving — the income mix of demand, straight from tax filings. Population is up about 7.7% over the recent multi-year window. On the supply side, builders pulled 2,826 residential permits in Volusia County in 2025 (2,079 single-family), down 17.0% year over year — against 5,508 at the 2022 peak. Permits are tomorrow’s inventory: a shrinking pipeline supports prices, a swelling one hands buyers leverage. Our valuation model reads the county as undervalued by about 0.4% versus its income-and-rent fundamentals.

The Volusia County market, in context

Volusia County is value-priced coastal Florida between Jacksonville and Orlando — Daytona Beach and its world-famous Speedway, the surf town of New Smyrna Beach, Embry-Riddle's aviation campus, and a growing inland corridor around Deltona and DeLand. It offers some of the most affordable beach living on Florida's Atlantic coast.

The economy behind the market: {'drivers': 'healthcare, education and aviation, tourism and motorsports, manufacturing, and insurance', 'summary': "Volusia's economy mixes healthcare (Halifax Health and AdventHealth), a notable education-and-aviation cluster led by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Daytona State College, and a tourism-and-motorsports engine centered on Daytona International Speedway and NASCAR. Brown & Brown, one of the largest insurance brokerages in the country, is headquartered in Daytona Beach, and B. Braun Medical anchors manufacturing.", 'employers': ['Volusia County Schools', 'Halifax Health', 'AdventHealth', 'Brown & Brown Insurance (Daytona Beach HQ)', 'Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University', 'NASCAR / Daytona International Speedway', 'B. Braun Medical', 'Daytona State College'], 'jobNote': "Brown & Brown is headquartered in Daytona Beach; Embry-Riddle is the nation's leading aviation university; Daytona hosts NASCAR's flagship Speedway."}

What could change it: Coastal hurricane and flood exposure is the main risk — Hurricanes Ian and Nicole (2022) caused notable beach erosion and damage in Daytona Beach Shores and Wilbur-by-the-Sea — along with rising insurance and ongoing beach-erosion concerns. Inland Volusia carries lower risk, and some areas have softer income profiles than the coastal high end.

Near-term outlook: Expect steady, value-driven demand over the next 12 months from Orlando spillover, remote workers, and retirees (Latitude Margaritaville remains a strong draw). Prices stay among the more affordable on the Atlantic coast, with modest growth and the usual coastal insurance caution near the water.

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Rent figures: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), a smoothed measure of typical asking rents; ownership costs are Momentum model estimates. As of 2026-06-16; figures change monthly and are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Not financial advice. Equal Housing Opportunity.