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20,889people live here $66,625median household income▼ 17% below US $1,342median rent per monthNear US average $287,900median home value▼ 13% below US

Florida Ridge is an unincorporated community in Indian River County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Florida Ridge

Florida Ridge is an unincorporated community in Florida with home prices that remain within reach, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Florida Ridge deals with household incomes below the national average, a population that has been shrinking, above-average rainfall, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.

The good

Affordable home prices
Clean air
Average class sizes

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Shrinking population
Above-average rainfall
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Florida Ridge compares

Median household income

Florida Ridge$66,625

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Florida Ridge$1,342

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Florida Ridge$287,900

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Florida Ridge

Based on Florida Ridge's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,684

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $53,680 a year
32% of Florida Ridge renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$57,580

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $28,790
Homes cost 4.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,342/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,342 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $287,900. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $287,900 · 32% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.7% county unemployment

Unemployment in Indian River County is 4.7%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Indian River County (county-wide)

Safety

195 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Florida Ridge doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Indian River County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 851/100k · Policed by Indian River County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 24.5 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 14% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

69%

Carpool

14%

Work from home

14%

Other

3.1%

Walk

0.2%

Public transit

0.1%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 90°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 56°F. It's a wet climate overall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 21% below US

29% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 29%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, close to the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Canaveral National Seashore (86 miles away).

Bottom line

Florida Ridge's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and air quality that stays clean most of the year; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and a population that has been shrinking. A year of median rent ($1,342/mo) equals 24% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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