{"id":10688,"date":"2022-04-05T10:11:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T14:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.greatflorida.com\/?p=10688"},"modified":"2026-07-06T21:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T01:05:25","slug":"floridas-rising-rent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/2022\/floridas-rising-rent\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida\u2019s Rising Rent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- gf-reformat:v1 --><\/p>\n<p>Florida added 211, 196 new residents from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 to a population of 21,781,128, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2021\/2021-population-estimates.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Census Data<\/a>. Florida ranks number 2 in the country for most residents gained during that period of time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida has become a desirable relocation destination,\u201d says <a _blank=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dustyns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-renters-insurance\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s top independent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-renters-insurance\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">renter\u2019s insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gf-cta gf-cta-top\"><span class=\"gf-cta__lead\">Shopping for Florida Renters Insurance?<\/span><a class=\"gf-cta__button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com?utm_source=blog&#038;utm_medium=cta&#038;utm_campaign=floridas-rising-rent&#038;utm_content=top\">Get a Free Quote<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Housing experts believe the population surge occurred due to Florida\u2019s lower taxes and warmer climate as well as the loose pandemic restrictions and a shift to remote work. The problem is, housing has not grown at the same rate, leaving a deficit in home availability. The shortage is causing rent prices to skyrocket to ridiculous levels.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-10.png\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10693 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-10-1024x768.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-10.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-10-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-10-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-10-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-10-696x522.png 696w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-10-1068x801.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-10-265x198.png 265w\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"165\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-10.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-10-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-10-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-10-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-10-696x522.png 696w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-10-1068x801.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-10-265x198.png 265w\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 220px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 220\/165;\" width=\"220\"\/><\/a><figcaption>https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/redfin-rental-report-rents-up-30pct-in-some-cities\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Across the country, rent has gone up an average of 19.8%. However, rent prices across Florida rose to about 30% in the past year. In some areas it has increased even more. New data released from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/news\/real-estate-news\/rent-prices-surge-nationwide-jumping-50-in-this-popular-city\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Realtor.com<\/a> showed rent in South Florida rose about 50% compared to last year.<\/p>\n<p>Population growth is not the only factor driving up rents. Many factors are responsible for astronomical rent prices including, a nationwide housing shortage and extremely low rental vacancies. Rising property taxes as well as rising insurance premiums are also forcing would be homebuyers to rent.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, the increasing presence of investors is also contributing to the rise of rent. Potential homebuyers are competing with real estate investors making attractive all-cash offers. According to online real estate company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/investor-home-purchases-q3-2021\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Redfin<\/a>, a record 18.2% of home purchases in the third quarter of 2021 were made by businesses or institutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor many, it is just too expensive to buy a home, renting is the only option,\u201d says <a _blank=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dustyns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-renters-insurance\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s largest independent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-renters-insurance\">renter\u2019s insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you have dependable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-renters-insurance\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">renters insurance<\/a> to protect your belongings. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-renters-insurance\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a> can help, contact us today.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Florida-Renters-Insurance.jpg\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-508 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Florida-Renters-Insurance.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Florida-Renters-Insurance.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Florida-Renters-Insurance-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Florida-Renters-Insurance-768x221.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Florida-Renters-Insurance-150x43.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Florida-Renters-Insurance-696x201.jpg 696w\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"271\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Florida-Renters-Insurance.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Florida-Renters-Insurance-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Florida-Renters-Insurance-768x221.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Florida-Renters-Insurance-150x43.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Florida-Renters-Insurance-696x201.jpg 696w\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 940px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 940\/271;\" width=\"940\"\/><\/a><figcaption>https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-renters-insurance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gf-cta gf-cta-end\"><p class=\"gf-cta__headline\">Ready to save on Florida Renters Insurance?<\/p><p class=\"gf-cta__sub\">GreatFlorida Insurance Agents compare rates from Florida's best carriers for you.<\/p><a class=\"gf-cta__button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com?utm_source=blog&#038;utm_medium=cta&#038;utm_campaign=floridas-rising-rent&#038;utm_content=end\">Get a Free Quote<\/a><p class=\"gf-cta__phone-line\">Or call <a href=\"tel:8884787801\" class=\"gf-cta__phone\">888.478.7801<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida added 211, 196 new residents from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 to a population of 21,781,128, according to U.S. Census Data. Florida ranks number 2 in the country for most residents gained during that period of time. \u201cFlorida has become a desirable relocation destination,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1219,"featured_media":1436,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,3,1,5,82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-renters-insurance","category-auto-insurance","category-floridainsurance","category-homeowners-insurance","category-rv-insurance"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10688"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14917,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10688\/revisions\/14917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}