Even on the area’s higher pay, Kendale Lakes costs more to live in than 94% of U.S. towns
It ranks #501 of 637 in Florida for affordability.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area ($77K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade measures what housing costs against what households in the area earn. Kendale Lakes’ area earns well above the typical U.S. town ($77K against $74K), but homes, rent and taxes here run higher still. Owners keep up better than renters: 33% of owners pay 30% or more of income for housing (typical U.S. town: 20%), against 68% of renters.
In dollars
- $2,660a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 114prices across the Miami metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 156)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 5.3 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$77K, Miami-area income
- 31%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 68%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Florida: 60%Census 2020–24
- 33%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What stands out about housing in Kendale Lakes
What’s behind Kendale Lakes’ grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Kendale Lakes is more affordable than 6% of U.S. towns, #501 of 637 in Florida. Rent pulls the grade down most; property tax holds it up.
Home prices up 72% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Kendale Lakes rose 72% over the past 5 years, faster than across Florida (60%). Last year prices rose 0.7%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Kendale Lakes home at roughly $517,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $517K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Kendale Lakes, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A buyer's market
More homes are for sale than are selling — about 7 months of supply. Buyers have room to negotiate.
Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.
Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.
A typical home costs 5.3 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Kendale Lakes’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $210K short of a typical Kendale Lakes home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,660 a month here, $370 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Kendale Lakes’s typical property tax (0.74% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,660
Renters already here pay a median of $1,968, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
High tax bills, but a low tax rate
The median bill is $2,990 (Florida: $2,730), because homes cost more. As a share of value it’s 0.74% a year, against 0.76% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Kendale Lakes
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, or Florida. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 114 | FL 103 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 104 | FL 98 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 97 | FL 90 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 109 | FL 101 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Kendale Lakes vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Kendale Lakes. Kendall and Westwood Lakes and Tamiami and Kendall West have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendale Lakes | D | — | $405K | 0.74% | $2,660 |
| Tamiami | D− | — | $482K | 0.73% | $2,900 |
| Kendall | D− | — | $568K | 0.74% | $2,670 |
| Westwood Lakes | D− | — | $519K | 0.65% | $2,570 |
| Kendall West | D− | — | $410K | 0.80% | $2,970 |
| The Crossings | D− | $501K | $463K | 0.73% | $2,910 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Kendale Lakes
Is Kendale Lakes expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Kendale Lakes costs more than 94% of U.S. towns: a D for cost of living, #501 of 637 in Florida. The typical home costs 5.3 years of the median household income of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area ($77K).
How much is rent in Kendale Lakes?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $2,660 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,968 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Kendale Lakes?
The median bill is $2,990 a year, 0.74% of the median home value (Florida: $2,730, 0.76%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Kendale Lakes buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.