Name: Southeast Arcadia, FL statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Southeast Arcadia

DeSoto County gains about 12.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,875

Moved out1,568

Net+307

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Charlotte County, FL407228+179

Sarasota County, FL205135+70

Lee County, FL11971+48

Manatee County, FL9662+34

Hardee County, FL6075−15

Highlands County, FL3846−8

Hillsborough County, FL4236+6

Palm Beach County, FL39

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals

67%33%

Leavers

60%40%

Within FloridaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$53K

Leavers$43K

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

Who moves here: 9.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into DeSoto County report $53,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $42,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $37,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $939 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,425 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $169,200.
Getting to work: 29 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: White Oak, TX matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
9.3%
61% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$42,683
39% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
12.7
above the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Southeast Arcadia	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	9.3%	61% above
Moved from another state1County figure	2.6%	31% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	12.7	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure	$53,481	24% below
Income of households moving out6County figure	$42,683	39% below

What it costs to live here

Property tax paid (median) is $1,348, 59% below the median place.

Southeast Arcadia18.7%

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

$37,560

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

18.7%

8% below the median place

Home price to income

2.8x

26% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

19%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$48,700

a year, prices not adjusted

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

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Like Southeast Arcadia, but easier on the budget

Places that match Southeast Arcadia 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.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
White Oak, TX	79	14.2% vs 18.7%	n/a	Compare
Walker, LA	78	15.3% vs 18.7%	n/a	Compare
St. Rose, LA	77	13.9% vs 18.7%	n/a	Compare
Holtville, AL	75	14.9% vs 18.7%	n/a	Compare

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Property tax paid (median)1
$1,348
59% below the median place
Vacant homes1
13.5%
91% above the median place
Median home value1
$169,200
47% below the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Southeast Arcadia	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$939	31% below
Rent to income1	18.7%	8% below
Property tax rate1	0.8%	12% below
Home price to income1	2.8x	26% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure	$1,089	33% below
HUD area median income3County figure	$65,800	39% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$1,348	59% below
Median home value1	$169,200	47% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	9.6%	200% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	71.1%	38% above
Homeownership1	67.7%	2% above
Renters paying 30%+1	52.7%	4% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,425	24% below
Vacant homes1	13.5%	91% above
Median year built1	1993	1% above

Work and pay

0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 446 Florida places we track.

Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Income per person1
$23,441
42% below the median place
Poverty rate1
26.4%
145% above the median place

All 9 work and pay measures

Measure	Southeast Arcadia	Vs median
Median household income1	$60,169	25% below
Income per person1	$23,441	42% below
Unemployment1County figure	9.5%	94% above
Average annual pay5County figure	$51,877	21% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	5.1%	38% above
Jobs5County figure	9,848	93% below
Poverty rate1	26.4%	145% above
Mean commute1	29 min	15% above
Works from home1	0.0%	below (median 12.4%)

Who lives here

6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 99% of the 2,473 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 473 Florida places we track.

Bachelor's or higher1
6.3%
80% below the median place
High school or higher1
60.0%
35% below the median place
No health insurance1
26.2%
309% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband86.3% −6%

Born abroad23.9% 2.7×

Household size2.9 +14%

Median age37.6 −4%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Southeast Arcadia	Vs median
Population1	7,555	5121st largest
Median age1	37.6	4% below
Bachelor's or higher1	6.3%	80% below
High school or higher1	60.0%	35% below
Household size1	2.9	14% above
Born abroad1	23.9%	171% above
No health insurance1	26.2%	309% above
Homes with broadband1	86.3%	6% below

Life in Southeast Arcadia

The nearest National Park Service site is De Soto National Memorial, about 54 miles away.

Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents2.6 −74%

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k1.3 −38%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

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

De Soto National Memorial 54 miles
Big Cypress National Preserve 97 miles
Canaveral National Seashore 128 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars8.8 −58%

Shops22.3 −26%

Arts, recreation and fitness0.8 −80%

Doctors' offices and clinics5.7 −72%

Child care centers2.8 +22%

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

Nearest National Park Service site9
53.9
75% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
0.8
80% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
8.8
58% below the median place

All 17 schools and local life measures

Measure	Southeast Arcadia	Vs median
Public schools10County figure	8	11% below
Public school students10County figure	4,155	15% below
Students per teacher10County figure	17.9	16% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	8.8	58% below
Shops per 10k7County figure	22.3	26% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	0.8	80% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	5.7	72% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	2.8	22% above
Parks per 10k8	2.6	74% below
Playgrounds per 10k8	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k8	1.3	38% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k8	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails8	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi8	0.0	below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site9	53.9	75% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9	1	50% below

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 73°F, 34% 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 Southeast Arcadia. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature11
73°F
34% above the median place
January average low11
50°F
96% above the median place
Heat wave risk12
48.3
46% below the median place

All 9 weather and risk measures

Measure	Southeast Arcadia	Vs median
July average high11County figure	92°F	6% above
January average low11County figure	50°F	96% above
Average temperature11County figure	73°F	34% above
Annual precipitation11County figure	52.8 in	21% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure	81.7	12% below
Hurricane risk12County figure	96.3	36% above
Tornado risk12County figure	59.4	27% below
Wildfire risk12County figure	84.5	38% above
Heat wave risk12County figure	48.3	46% below

How it is changing

Household income rose 16.2% a year while rent rose 7.4% between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay gained on rent more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 27.7% to 18.7% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 43.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 111.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 133.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

n/a

No local price data

Pay vs rent

+8.8 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 98% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

-9.0 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (27.7% to 18.7%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

-22%

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Southeast Arcadia in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, down from 19% 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, Southeast Arcadia does better than 74% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 99%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$939/mo (2024)	$1,210/mo	$1,000 to $1,480/mo	+4.4%
Median household income	$60,169 (2024)	$81,000	$68,500 to $95,500	+5.0%
Median home value	$169,200 (2024)	$265,000	$192,000 to $365,000	+7.7%

The median home would be worth 3.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

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

Places like Southeast Arcadia

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

Place	Rent	Income
Princeton, IN	$1,022	$57,618	Compare
Blythe, CA	$938	$56,625	Compare
Live Oak, FL	$903	$59,375	Compare
Ionia, MI	$852	$63,978	Compare

Nearby

Compare Southeast Arcadia with

Places built like Southeast Arcadia

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 Southeast Arcadia performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
Southeast Arcadia, FL	18.7%	16.2%/yr	n/a
Georgetown, DE	34.0%	0.5%/yr	15.5%	Compare
Sealy, TX	25.2%	0.2%/yr	16.2%	Compare
Dundee, FL	40.1%	3.9%/yr	22.8%	Compare
LaBelle, FL	37.1%	8.5%/yr	16.8%	Compare
Memphis, FL	18.8%	9.1%/yr	n/a	Compare
Piedmont, SC	17.0%	-0.2%/yr	n/a	Compare

Common questions

Is Southeast Arcadia a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 6 out of 100, better than 6% of the places we rate and 391st of 474 in Florida. Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Georgetown, DE, Sealy, TX and Dundee, FL), home value growth here is higher: 18.5% a year against a typical 12.4% a year. On cost, space and class size it scores 66 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Southeast Arcadia expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $169,200.

What salary do you need to live in Southeast Arcadia?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $37,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Southeast Arcadia?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Princeton, IN, Blythe, CA, Live Oak, FL and Ionia, MI.

Sources and methods

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

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
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

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 Southeast Arcadia with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Southeast Arcadia itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/southeast-arcadia-florida

Citytistics. “Southeast Arcadia, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/southeast-arcadia-florida/

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