Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Measured against area pay, Yalaha costs less to live in than 55% of U.S. towns
Down 3.2% in a year, 11% below the Florida typical home.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area ($79K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
Only 3 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
The grade compares costs with what households across the Orlando metro earn ($79K, Census 2020–24). The typical home costs 6.2 years of metro income, and 100% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $334Ktypical home, 11% below the Florida typical homeZillow, September 2026
- $2,070a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 101prices across the Orlando metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 123)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 6.2 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$79K, Orlando-area income
- 9%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What Yalaha’s housing numbers say
Nearly every household owns
91% of Yalaha households own their home, against 68% across Florida. There are only 41 renter households, so rentals are scarce. Property taxes ↓
Owning can cost less than renting
With 20% down at the calculator’s rate, the typical Yalaha home runs about $1,960 a month with tax and insurance. A two-bedroom rents for about $2,070. Can I afford it? ↓
Written from the data on this page. Home values are the Zillow Home Value Index, through September 2026; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Yalaha’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Yalaha is more affordable than 55% of U.S. towns. Home prices pull the grade down most; the share of households paying 30%+ for housing holds it up.
Prices here have kept pace with Florida: up 18.3% in five years, against 18.6% statewide (Zillow).
Down 3.2% in a year
Slower than Florida (-0.9%).
Show as a table
| January | Yalaha | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $182,000 | $209,000 |
| 2018 | $198,000 | $226,000 |
| 2019 | $218,000 | $241,000 |
| 2020 | $234,000 | $252,000 |
| 2021 | $251,000 | $276,000 |
| 2022 | $303,000 | $339,000 |
| 2023 | $343,000 | $392,000 |
| 2024 | $347,000 | $402,000 |
| 2025 | $351,000 | $396,000 |
| 2026 | $341,000 | $377,000 |
| September 2026 | $334,000 | $375,000 |
A typical Yalaha home worth $181K in October 2016 is worth about $334K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through September 2026.
A typical home costs 6.2 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Yalaha’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $21K short of a typical Yalaha home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,070 a month here, $110 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Florida typical property tax (0.76% 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 $2,070
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
The rest of a budget near Yalaha
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, 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 | 101 | FL 103 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 96 | FL 98 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 87 | FL 90 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 99 | 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.
Yalaha vs. its neighbors
Of the 3 towns here with a Zillow value, Yalaha has the 2nd-lowest.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, September 2026 | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yalaha | B | $334K | $489K | — | $2,070 |
| Leesburg | C+ | $274K | $229K | 0.75% | $1,690 |
| Howey-in-the-Hills | C− | $401K | $387K | 1.02% | $2,100 |
Questions about the cost of living in Yalaha
Is Yalaha expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Yalaha costs less than 55% of U.S. towns: a B for cost of living. The typical home costs 6.2 years of the median household income of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area ($79K).
How much does a house cost in Yalaha?
About $334K, Zillow’s typical value for September 2026, down 3.2% in a year. The Florida typical home is $375K.
What salary do you need to live in Yalaha?
To buy the typical home with 20% down at 6.3%, about $84,000 a year, keeping the payment (about $1,960 a month with tax and insurance) at 28% of income. To rent a two-bedroom at 30% of income, about $83,000.
How much is rent in Yalaha?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $2,070 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in.
Are home prices in Yalaha going up?
No: down 3.2% in the past year and 18.3% in five years, against 18.6% across Florida (Zillow).
Neighbors talk housing
What Yalaha buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, September 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. 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.