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Fountainebleau, FL vs Lake Park, NC

Fountainebleau

Florida

vs

Lake Park

North Carolina

Across 34 directional measures we can compare, Fountainebleau leads on 8 and Lake Park on 26. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 3% higher in Fountainebleau, while median household income is higher in Lake Park.

Median gross rent
$2,094$2,040
Fountainebleau is 3% higher
Median household income
$64,908$66,411
Fountainebleau is 2% lower
Median home value
$320,200$334,500
Fountainebleau is 4% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $37,600 a year left in Fountainebleau and $43,100 in Lake Park. Money goes further in Lake Park, by about $5,500 a year.
  • A household earning Fountainebleau's median of $64,908 would need about $61,000 in Lake Park to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 0.8 points a year in Fountainebleau, and rent outran pay by 7.0 points a year in Lake Park.

How these are calculated

FloridaNorth CarolinaLake Park, NCFountainebleau, FLFountainebleauLake ParkFountainebleauLake Park

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01Fountainebleau, FLComposite 37.5 / 100
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136357n/a3326n/a

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureFountainebleauLake ParkAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,094$2,040
Rent to income138.7%36.9%
Property tax rate10.6%0.6%
Home price to income14.9x5.0x
Prices vs US average2114.297.3
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,564$1,785
HUD area median income4$89,800$117,400
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,034$2,014
Median home value1$320,200$334,500
Home prices, 1-year change52.8%3.5%
Home prices, 5-year change579.5%68.7%
Homeownership143.9%78.1%
Renters paying 30%+164.8%85.1%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,770$1,544
Vacant homes19.2%5.2%
Median year built119841997
Jobs and income
Median household income1$64,908$66,411
Income per person1$31,261$35,726
Unemployment12.5%4.2%
Average annual pay6$81,818$65,474
Pay growth, 1 year65.4%6.5%
Jobs61,276,53578,177
Poverty rate112.7%8.0%
Mean commute128 min31 min
Works from home111.8%19.6%
Commutes by transit12.1%0.0%
People
Population155,6653,431
Population change since 20207n/a9.9%
Median age142.743.6
Bachelor's or higher135.6%41.4%
High school or higher181.9%91.9%
Household size12.62.4
Born abroad173.3%17.4%
No health insurance112.2%6.5%
Homes with broadband193.8%97.3%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.7%13.6%
Moved from another state10.7%7.9%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-18.719.3
Income of households moving in8$127,200$101,542
Income of households moving out8$78,108$91,403
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k922.214.3
Shops per 10k939.523.9
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k95.93.8
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k933.811.9
Child care centers per 10k92.81.9
Parks per 10k100.735.0
Playgrounds per 10k103.240.8
Grocery stores per 10k101.60.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k102.95.8
Libraries per 10k100.00.0
Named paths and bike trails100.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi1048.50.0
Nearest National Park Service site1121.3n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles113n/a
National Register listings1219412
Schools
Public schools1353057
Public school students13335,63145,705
Students per teacher1319.417.0
Climate
July average high1491°F91°F
January average low1458°F31°F
Average temperature1476°F61°F
Annual precipitation1457.5 in43.6 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1599.689.1
Hurricane risk15100.081.4
Tornado risk1598.794.7
Wildfire risk1596.841.6
Heat wave risk1599.372.2
Median air quality index164740
Good air days1656.4%91.0%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Fountainebleau $83,760, Lake Park $81,600 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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