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

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 99.4, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 108.4, which is above the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,806/month.

What is the median salary in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach?

The median salary in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach is $62,306 annually (mean: $66,406). Top occupations include Retail Salespersons, Fast Food and Counter Workers, Registered Nurses.

How safe is Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach?

The violent crime rate in the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach area is 210 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1030 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach?

The state of FL has 4,029 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. Charter schools make up 17.9% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach?

Infant center-based childcare in the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach area averages $10,505 per year. Preschool averages $7,983/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach a good place to relocate?

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach has a Life Score of 41.6/100 (F), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a below-average score, several dimensions likely pull the composite down; compare specific dimensions to see which ones.

Where does Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach ranks #318 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL

LiveAbility 40.6/100 places Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach #318 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

99.4
Cost index (US=100): $1,806
2BR rent / mo: $62,306
Median salary: 40.6
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach ranks #318 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (40.6/100), with its strongest marks in safety and climate.

#318
of 387 US metros · Below median: 23,372,215
metro-area population: 210
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 4,029
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: housing (15/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach ranks #318 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 99.4 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,806/mo, median salary $62,306; LiveAbility Score 40.6/100, strongest in safety and climate.

Signature: LiveAbility 40.6/100 places Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach #318 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP 99.4 lands in the dearer third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,806/mo.

LiveAbility 40.6/100 puts Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach in the bottom third (#318 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach area is 210,520.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

41 Top 83% higher than 17% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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 and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach MSA; housing RPP 108.4 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,806/mo.

Studio

$1,278

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,433

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,806

/month

3 Bedroom

$2,468

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,797

/month

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach wages and employment

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach posts 210,520 total employment with median salary $62,306 against a dearer-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$62,306

Mean Salary

$66,406

Total Employment

210,520

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Retail Salespersons	$33,370
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,660
Registered Nurses	$84,180
Cashiers	$29,950
Waiters and Waitresses	$35,440

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach area from NCES.

Schools

4,029

Enrollment

2,838,009

Student:Teacher

17.8:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$10,505

per year

Toddler (Center)

$8,611

per year

Preschool (Center)

$7,983

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach's composite Life Score is 41.6/100 (F), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

25/100

Weak

Wages

19/100

Bottom decile

Rent

15/100

Bottom decile

Crime

88/100

Elite

Schools

82/100

Elite

Childcare

51/100

Average

Environment

41/100

Below average

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach ranks #318 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 40.6/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Safety (88/100)

Safety

88
Climate

72
Air quality

67
Low hazard

59
Cost of living

25
Job market

19
Schools

18
Housing

15

What this shows Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach's strongest dimensions are safety and climate; its weakest among scored dims is housing at 15/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach runs a $62,306 median salary at a 99.4 cost index, ranking #318 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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