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Metro cost profile · 2024 BEA RPP

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL

Cost-of-living indicators for Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL, from Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities, overall, goods, services, and rents vs the U.S. average of 100.

99.4
Overall RPP
#96
of 387 metros
108.4
Rents RPP
$101K
$100K national buys

Deltona ranks #96 of 387 U.S. metros by cost, and its overall price index has held steady since 2008.

  • stable since 2008
  • similar cost to Jacksonville

The verdict

Deltona costs less than 25% of U.S. metros, an overall index of 99.4, 0.6% below the national average, with services the biggest swing at 87.6.

bottom 75%
by overall cost, nationwide
96.2
goods RPP, tradable items
87.6
services RPP, labor-priced

A $100,000 national salary carries the purchasing power of about $100,637 here; matching a $100K lifestyle takes roughly $99,367.

Salary Equivalent

A $100,000 salary at the national average cost of living equals:

$99,367

in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL purchasing power

$50,000 nationally
$49,684
$75,000 nationally
$74,525
$125,000 nationally
$124,209
$150,000 nationally
$149,051
$200,000 nationally
$198,734

Use the salary calculator for custom amounts.

Affordability score

F
19/100

How far the median local paycheck goes here, combining income and housing cost

Purchasing power
Not reported
Housing affordability F
19th percentile

A weighted composite (60% purchasing power, 40% housing affordability) percentile-ranked against every other tracked metro; a missing input redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023 (income) + BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 (cost). Vintages differ by design; see methodology.

RPP History (2008-2024)

The cost of living has remained relatively stable, changing by only 0.8 points over this period. The largest single-year move was in 2009, when the index dropped 2.0 points from the year before, a bigger swing than the full 2008-2024 change.

Deltona overall RPP, 2008-2024

Every year on record, national average = 100

Stable
949698100 20082024 98.6 99.4 ▲ +0.8%
Year Overall
2008 98.6
2009 96.6
2010 96.2
2011 98.0
2012 97.5
2013 97.1
2014 97.6
2015 98.2
2016 98.3
2017 98.2
2018 97.1
2019 95.8
2020 96.7
2021 97.8
2022 98.8
2023 99.1
2024 99.4

Latest BEA release change

What changed from 2023 to 2024

Deltona's overall RPP rose +0.2 points, from 99.1 in 2023 to 99.4 in 2024. The largest category movement was rents, changing from 104.1 to 108.4. This is a relative change against the national benchmark, not a household's dollar bill.

Service-cost relief profile

How Deltona's cost structure works

Services provide the strongest cost offset in Deltona: their index is 87.6, farther below the national baseline than rents or tradable goods. The overall RPP of 99.4 therefore has a different source than a place with cheaper housing instead.

Across all reported metros, the closest component-profile matches are Jacksonville, FL, Charlottesville, VA, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL. They resemble Deltona across goods, services, and rents together, so they are stronger structure peers than a place selected only because its overall RPP happens to be nearby.

Across 2008-2024, Deltona's overall index has stayed within 0.8 points. This is a relative price-level history, not a prediction or a personal affordability recommendation; pair it with current local wages and housing options before making a decision.

Deltona vs every U.S. metro

Where this metro sits in the national cost distribution

99 Top 25% higher than 75% of 387 US metros

80–84: 3 US metros (1%). Below this entry. 84–88: 48 US metros (12%). Below this entry. 88–92: 94 US metros (24%). Below this entry. 92–96: 97 US metros (25%). Below this entry. 96–100: 55 US metros (14%). This entry sits in this band. 100–104: 54 US metros (14%). Above this entry. 104–108: 17 US metros (4%). Above this entry. 108–112: 14 US metros (4%). Above this entry. 112–116: 5 US metros (1%). Above this entry. 116–120: 0 US metros (0%). Above this entry. This metro 80 120 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US metros. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities · 2024

Deltona cost breakdown

BEA RPP by category, 100 = national average

RPP

What this shows Deltona's strongest departure is services at 87.6; rents follows at 108.4. Labor-priced local activity, rather than housing alone, is the first budget line to investigate.

Source U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities As of 2024

Goods vs. housing, where Deltona's cost comes from

Metros near Deltona's overall cost, plotted by their goods price (horizontal) and housing price (vertical). Same headline RPP, very different structures.

Crosshairs sit at the group median (goods 97.3, rents 102.6). Deltona is driven more by rent than by everyday goods, unlike its peers. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 7 entities by Goods RPP (tradable items) → (X) and Rents RPP (housing) → (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Pricier on bothMore housing-ledMore goods-ledCheaper on both 949698100102104106 8090100110120 Goods RPP (tradable items) → Rents RPP (housing) → DeltonaJacksonvilleAlbanyCharlottesvilleWaterburyVisaliaAtlantic City
Crosshairs sit at the group median (goods 97.3, rents 102.6). Deltona is driven more by rent than by everyday goods, unlike its peers. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Read the chart as text
  • Deltona (Deltona, this metro): goods RPP 96.2, rents RPP 108.4
  • Jacksonville: goods RPP 96.2, rents RPP 109.8
  • Albany: goods RPP 99.7, rents RPP 102.6
  • Charlottesville: goods RPP 96.8, rents RPP 107
  • Waterbury: goods RPP 97.3, rents RPP 89.1
  • Visalia: goods RPP 105.2, rents RPP 84.1
  • Atlantic City: goods RPP 99.8, rents RPP 98.7

Price Index Summary

Overall

99.4

Below avg

Goods

96.2

Below avg

Services

87.6

Cheap

Rents

108.4

Above avg

Metros with Similar Cost of Living

These metros have an overall RPP closest to Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL's index of 99.4.

Showing the 6 closest of 387 metro areas tracked nationally.

Decision peers

Metros with a similar cost mix

These metros are closest to Deltona's combined goods, services, and rents profile. They may not have the same overall RPP, but their price pressures are shaped in a similar way.

FL-relative analysis

Goods prices places Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL near the bottom of FL's metros

Among the 22 FL metros PlainCost tracks with reported goods prices data, Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL ranks #2 - the 5th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide rank above: it compares Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL only against its own state's metros, not the full US field.

Goods prices
#2 of 22
5th percentile in FL
Services prices
#11 of 22
50th percentile in FL
Rent prices
#11 of 22
50th percentile in FL

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "more expensive is worse", see the national comparison above for direction context. This is a comparison within FL only, not a livability score.

Nationwide metros with similar overall cost or rent prices

Two BEA RPP-derived peer sets for Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL: nearest metros by overall regional price parity and by rents RPP. These are cross-state neighborhoods, not the in-state metro list below.

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What this means for Deltona

How to read Deltona's cost of living before a move, a job offer, or a budget.

  • Budget to local prices, not headline pay, a $100K national salary spends like about $100,637 in Deltona. Salary calculator
  • Start with services: it indexes at 87.6, the largest departure from the national benchmark in this metro's BEA cost mix. Compare it with the other components before treating the overall RPP as a complete household budget.
  • Compare Deltona head-to-head against a specific destination before you decide. Compare metros

RPP is BEA's annual price-level benchmark for the data year shown, not a live market quote. Pair it with current local wages and housing costs before deciding.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the cost of living in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL?

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) index of 99.4, meaning it is 0.6% less expensive than the national average. Goods are indexed at 96.2, services at 87.6, and rents at 108.4. It ranks #96 out of 387 U.S. metro areas by overall cost.

What salary do I need in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL to match $100K nationally?

To maintain the same purchasing power as a $100,000 salary at the national average, you would need approximately $99,367 in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL. Conversely, $100K earned in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL has the purchasing power of $100,637 at the national average.

How expensive is rent in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL?

Rents in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL are indexed at 108.4, which is 8.4% above the national average. This is close to the U.S. average.

Is Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL getting more expensive?

From 2008 to 2024, Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL's overall cost index changed by +0.8 points (from 98.6 to 99.4). The cost of living has remained relatively stable.

What costs the most in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL?

The priciest category in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is rents at 108.4, 8.4% above the national average. The most affordable category is services at 87.6, 12.4% below average.

What metros have a similar cost of living to Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL?

Metros with the most similar overall cost index include Jacksonville, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, Charlottesville. These areas have RPP values within a few points of Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL's 99.4.

Data sourced from official public datasets, Regional Price Parities by Metropolitan Statistical Area (2024), index where national average = 100. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCost. See our methodology for details.

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