Photo: Ven-Lib · CC BY-SA 4.0Even on the area’s higher pay, Sunset costs more to live in than 98% of U.S. towns
It ranks #576 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. Sunset’s 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: 31% of owners pay 30% or more of income for housing (typical U.S. town: 20%), against 66% of renters.
In dollars
- $2,760a 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
- 7.9 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$77K, Miami-area income
- 33%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 66%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Florida: 60%Census 2020–24
- 31%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What stands out about housing in Sunset
What’s behind Sunset’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Sunset is more affordable than 2% of U.S. towns, #576 of 637 in Florida. The four inputs sit close together, so no single cost explains the grade.
Home prices up 77% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Sunset rose 77% over the past 5 years, faster than across Florida (60%). Last year prices rose 1.9%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Sunset home at roughly $792,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $792K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Sunset, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Too few sales to read the market
Only 8 homes sold in September 2026, the latest month in Redfin’s figures: too few to describe the market or quote a median sale price.
A typical home costs 7.9 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Sunset’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $484K short of a typical Sunset home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,760 a month here, $1,860 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Sunset’s typical property tax (0.71% 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 $2,760
Renters already here pay a median of $2,118, 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 $4,278 (Florida: $2,730), because homes cost more. As a share of value it’s 0.71% 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 Sunset
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.
Sunset vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Sunset. Kendall has no Zillow value, so it is in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
Questions about the cost of living in Sunset
Is Sunset expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Sunset costs more than 98% of U.S. towns: a D− for cost of living, #576 of 637 in Florida. The typical home costs 7.9 years of the median household income of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area ($77K).
How much is rent in Sunset?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $2,760 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $2,118 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Sunset?
The median bill is $4,278 a year, 0.71% of the median home value (Florida: $2,730, 0.76%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Sunset buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, September 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.