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27.21° N · 80.79° W · GEOID 1271300

Taylor Creek

Okeechobee County, Florida · part of the Okeechobee, FL metro

Limited data population under 5,000

FloridaTaylor Creek, FLTaylor CreekTaylor Creek

The short answer

Taylor Creek is home to 4,457 people. Median household income is $38,149 a year and median rent is $1,563 a month, 49.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $115,400, about 3.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,563
15% above the median place
Median household income
$38,149
52% below the median place
Median home value
$115,400
64% below the median place
Unemployment
9.0%
85% above 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 Taylor Creek

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 14.7% a year while household income rose 1%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 473 Florida places.
  • The median rent takes 49.2% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 474 Florida places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $256 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of places its size.
  • The median household earns $38,149 a year, less than in 97% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 54.3 years old, older than in 96% of places its size.
01

Moving to Taylor Creek

Okeechobee County gains about 15.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,309
Moved out1,868
Net+441

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$53K
Leavers$50K

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

Who moves here
9.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Okeechobee County report $53,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $49,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$62,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,563 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,307 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $115,400.
Getting to work
31 minutes each way on average; 6.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Kenneth City, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
9.4%
65% above the median place
Moved from another state1
2.6%
29% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
15.3
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTaylor CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year19.4%65% above
Moved from another state12.6%29% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure15.3above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$53,42124% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$49,83829% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 49.2%, 141% above the median place.

Taylor Creek49.2%
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
$62,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
49.2%
141% above the median place
Home price to income
3.0x
21% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
49%
well over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$19,200
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Taylor Creek, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Kenneth City, FL40.1% vs 49.2%n/aCompare
New Port Richey, FL30.1% vs 49.2%n/aCompare
Silver Springs, NV29.4% vs 49.2%n/aCompare

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Vacant homes1
24.0%
240% above the median place
Median home value1
$115,400
64% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,038
68% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureTaylor CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,56315% above
Rent to income149.2%141% above
Property tax rate10.9%1% below
Home price to income13.0x21% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,21225% below
HUD area median income3County figure$72,60032% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,03868% below
Median home value1$115,40064% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure-1.3%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure62.9%22% above
Homeownership168.3%3% above
Renters paying 30%+149.9%1% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,30730% below
Vacant homes124.0%240% above
Median year built119860% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$38,149
52% below the median place
Unemployment1
9.0%
85% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$27,633 −31%
Poverty rate19.2% +78%
Mean commute31 min +24%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTaylor CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$38,14952% below
Income per person1$27,63331% below
Unemployment19.0%85% above
Average annual pay5County figure$50,05324% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.4%8% below
Jobs5County figure12,43792% below
Poverty rate119.2%78% above
Mean commute131 min24% above
Works from home1County figure6.6%47% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 77.6%, 16% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
77.6%
16% below the median place
Median age1
54.3
39% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
10.7%
67% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher76.5% −17%
Household size2.1 −16%
No health insurance13.2% 2.1×
Born abroad7.5% −15%
All 8 people measures
MeasureTaylor CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,4576646th largest
Median age154.339% above
Bachelor's or higher110.7%67% below
High school or higher176.5%17% below
Household size12.116% below
Born abroad17.5%15% below
No health insurance113.2%106% above
Homes with broadband177.6%16% below
05

Life in Taylor Creek

3 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents4.5 −56%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k2.2 −80%
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.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars12.5 −40%
Shops33.1 +9%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.2 +2%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.6 +2%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

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

Restaurants and bars per 10k7
12.5
40% below the median place
Students per teacher10
18.2
18% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
2.0
13% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureTaylor CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure1233% above
Public school students10County figure6,14325% above
Students per teacher10County figure18.218% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure12.540% below
Shops per 10k7County figure33.19% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.22% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure20.62% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k84.556% below
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k82.280% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure377% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 51°F, 102% 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 Taylor Creek. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low11
51°F
102% above the median place
Average temperature11
74°F
34% above the median place
Heat wave risk12
46.5
48% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureTaylor CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure91°F5% above
January average low11County figure51°F102% above
Average temperature11County figure74°F34% above
Annual precipitation11County figure51.7 in18% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure80.313% below
Hurricane risk12County figure93.532% above
Tornado risk12County figure44.246% below
Wildfire risk12County figure89.847% above
Heat wave risk12County figure46.548% below
08

Taylor Creek in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 52% of the median income in 2030, up from 49% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,563/mo (2024)$2,070/mo$1,700 to $2,520/mo+4.8%
Median household income$38,149 (2024)$47,500$40,500 to $56,500+3.8%
Median home value$115,400 (2024)$163,000$118,000 to $224,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.0 now.

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

09

Places like Taylor Creek

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

PlaceRentIncome
Kenneth City, FL$1,649$49,347Compare
New Port Richey, FL$1,193$47,606Compare
Silver Springs, NV$1,201$48,944Compare
Beverly Hills, FL$1,199$46,488Compare
Beverly Hills, FLSilver Springs, NVNew Port Richey, FLKenneth City, FLTaylor Creek, FLTaylor CreekKenneth CitySilver SpringsBeverly HillsTaylor CreekKenneth CitySilver SpringsBeverly Hills

Common questions

Is Taylor Creek a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 14.7% a year while household income rose 1%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 473 Florida places. The median rent takes 49.2% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 474 Florida places. On cost, space and class size it scores 14 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Taylor Creek expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 49.2% 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 $115,400.

What salary do you need to live in Taylor Creek?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $62,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Taylor Creek?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Kenneth City, FL, New Port Richey, FL, Silver Springs, NV and Beverly Hills, FL.

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. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. 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.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. 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 Taylor Creek with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Taylor Creek itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/taylor-creek-florida

Citytistics. “Taylor Creek, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/taylor-creek-florida/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.