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29.34° N · 81.07° W · GEOID 1253200

Ormond-by-the-Sea

Volusia County, Florida · part of the Deltona, FL metro

FloridaOrmond-by-the-Sea, FLOrmond-by-the-SeaOrmond-by-the-Sea

The short answer

Ormond-by-the-Sea is home to 7,146 people. Median household income is $79,120 a year and median rent is $1,434 a month, 21.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $392,300, about 5.0x annual median household income.

The story in Ormond-by-the-Sea is how fast things are changing. Rent took 29.2% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 21.7% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share rose 1.1 points on average, so affordability held up better here. Also notable: Household income growth is 11.1% a year, against 6.1% a year in its closest peers.

18OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Ormond-by-the-Sea scores better than 18% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 305th of 474 in Florida.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%33
Economy 20%54
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%15
Education 10%56
Commute 10%28
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,434
5% above the median place
Median household income
$79,120
1% below the median place
Median home value
$392,300
23% above the median place
Unemployment
4.6%
7% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Ormond-by-the-Sea

  • Who lives hereHouseholds average 1.87 people, smaller than than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Ormond-by-the-Sea

Volusia County gains about 18.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in33,913
Moved out25,878
Net+8,035

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$73K
Leavers$57K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Volusia County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
9.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.7% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Volusia County report $72,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$57,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,434 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,743 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $392,300.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 28.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Laurel, FL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
9.8%
71% above the median place
Moved from another state1
2.7%
38% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
18.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureOrmond-by-the-SeaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year19.8%71% above
Moved from another state12.7%38% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure18.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$72,8133% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$57,21519% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 35.8%, above the median place (median 7.1%).

Ormond-by-the-Sea21.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$57,360
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.7%
6% above the median place
Home price to income
5.0x
31% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$63,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Ormond-by-the-Sea, $1,434 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.5 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Ormond-by-the-Sea, but easier on the budget

Places that match Ormond-by-the-Sea on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Laurel, FL9117.2% vs 21.7%$15,200Compare
Sanibel, FL799.0% vs 21.7%$37,800Compare
Rancho Mirage, CA7616.9% vs 21.7%$24,200Compare
Fernandina Beach, FL7215.4% vs 21.7%$21,500Compare

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Vacant homes1
35.8%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
84.8%
28% above the median place
Median year built1
1972
0% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureOrmond-by-the-SeaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4345% above
Rent to income121.7%6% above
Property tax rate10.8%11% below
Home price to income15.0x31% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure99.42% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,6734% above
HUD area median income4County figure$90,80015% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,1693% below
Median home value1$392,30023% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-1.0%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure55.5%8% above
Homeownership184.8%28% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure58.0%15% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7437% below
Vacant homes135.8%above (median 7.1%)
Median year built119720% below
03

Work and pay

28% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 91% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track.

Income per person1
$75,885
89% above the median place
Works from home1
28.3%
127% above the median place
Mean commute1
29 min
16% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment4.6% −7%
Poverty rate10.0% −7%
Median household income$79,120 −1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureOrmond-by-the-SeaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$79,1201% below
Income per person1$75,88589% above
Unemployment14.6%7% below
Average annual pay6County figure$56,16715% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.8%3% above
Jobs6County figure189,49426% above
Poverty rate110.0%7% below
Mean commute129 min16% above
Works from home128.3%127% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.4%51% below
04

Who lives here

The median resident is 62.8 years old, older than in 98% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.

Median age1
62.8
61% above the median place
Household size1
1.9
25% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
83.8%
9% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad4.7% −47%
No health insurance4.8% −25%
High school or higher93.5% +1%
Bachelor's or higher35.3% +10%
All 8 people measures
MeasureOrmond-by-the-SeaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17,1465328th largest
Median age162.861% above
Bachelor's or higher135.3%10% above
High school or higher193.5%1% above
Household size11.925% below
Born abroad14.7%47% below
No health insurance14.8%25% below
Homes with broadband183.8%9% below
05

Life in Ormond-by-the-Sea

The nearest National Park Service site is Fort Matanzas National Monument, about 28 miles away.

106 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents8.4 −17%
Playgrounds per 10k5.6 −40%
Grocery stores per 10k1.4 −34%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k2.8 −75%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Fort Matanzas National Monument 28 miles
  • Castillo de San Marcos National Monument 41 miles
  • Canaveral National Seashore 44 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.8 +0%
Shops35.0 +16%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.4 +32%
Doctors' offices and clinics21.3 +5%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
27.7
10% below the median place
Public school students12
61,724
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
87
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureOrmond-by-the-SeaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure87above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure61,724above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure18.218% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.80% above
Shops per 10k8County figure35.016% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.432% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.35% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k98.417% below
Playgrounds per 10k95.640% below
Grocery stores per 10k91.434% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k92.875% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1027.710% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10350% above
National Register listings11County figure106above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 48°F, 92% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Ormond-by-the-Sea. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low13
48°F
92% above the median place
Average temperature13
72°F
31% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
98.5
39% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureOrmond-by-the-SeaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure92°F6% above
January average low13County figure48°F92% above
Average temperature13County figure72°F31% above
Annual precipitation13County figure51.9 in18% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure96.24% above
Hurricane risk14County figure98.539% above
Tornado risk14County figure98.321% above
Wildfire risk14County figure96.357% above
Heat wave risk14County figure85.55% below
Median air quality index15County figure415% below
Good air days15County figure81.4%19% above
08

Ormond-by-the-Sea in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Ormond-by-the-Sea does better than 34% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 90%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,434/mo (2024)$1,840/mo$1,510 to $2,240/mo+4.2%
Median household income$79,120 (2024)$103,000$87,000 to $122,000+4.5%
Median home value$392,300 (2024)$585,000$425,000 to $806,000+6.9%

The median home would be worth 5.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Ormond-by-the-Sea

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Wildwood, FL$1,519$76,552Compare
North Myrtle Beach, SC$1,263$72,722Compare
Cape Canaveral, FL$1,318$67,276Compare
Hardeeville, SC$1,406$78,365Compare
Hardeeville, SCCape Canaveral, FLNorth Myrtle Beach, SCWildwood, FLOrmond-by-the-Sea, FLWildwoodNorth Myrtle BeachCape CanaveralHardeevilleWildwoodNorth Myrtle BeachCape CanaveralHardeeville

Places built like Ormond-by-the-Sea

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Ormond-by-the-Sea performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Ormond-by-the-Sea, FL21.7%11.1%/yrn/a
Flagler Beach, FL20.7%11.5%/yr8.5%Compare
Laurel, FL17.2%9.1%/yrn/aCompare
Cocoa Beach, FL21.4%8.5%/yr-0.4%Compare
Gulfport, FL26.2%6.2%/yr-3.1%Compare
Fort Myers Beach, FL24.1%4.2%/yr-5.3%Compare
Treasure Island, FL22.5%2.9%/yr-2.8%Compare

Common questions

Is Ormond-by-the-Sea a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 18 out of 100, better than 18% of the places we rate and 305th of 474 in Florida. Households average 1.87 people, smaller than than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 33 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Ormond-by-the-Sea expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $392,300.

What salary do you need to live in Ormond-by-the-Sea?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $57,360 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Ormond-by-the-Sea?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Wildwood, FL, North Myrtle Beach, SC, Cape Canaveral, FL and Hardeeville, SC.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Ormond-by-the-Sea with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Ormond-by-the-Sea itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/ormond-by-the-sea-florida

Citytistics. “Ormond-by-the-Sea, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/ormond-by-the-sea-florida/

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