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Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FL vs North River Shores, FL

Lochmoor Waterway Estates

Florida

vs

North River Shores

Florida

Across 32 directional measures we can compare, Lochmoor Waterway Estates leads on 15 and North River Shores on 17. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 6% higher in North River Shores, while median household income is higher in Lochmoor Waterway Estates.

Median gross rent
$2,014$2,136
Lochmoor Waterway Estates is 6% lower
Median household income
$97,667$75,896
Lochmoor Waterway Estates is 29% higher
Median home value
$386,200$309,800
Lochmoor Waterway Estates is 25% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $75,200 a year left in Lochmoor Waterway Estates and $51,600 in North River Shores. Money goes further in Lochmoor Waterway Estates, by about $23,700 a year.
  • A household earning Lochmoor Waterway Estates's median of $97,667 would need about $99,000 in North River Shores to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 2.9 points a year in Lochmoor Waterway Estates, and rent outran pay by 6.4 points a year in North River Shores.

How these are calculated

FloridaNorth River Shores, FLLochmoor Waterway Estates, FLLochmoor Waterway EstatesNorth River ShoresLochmoor Waterway EstatesNorth River Shores

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FLComposite 38.3 / 100
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346865n/a172n/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.

MeasureLochmoor Waterway EstatesNorth River ShoresAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,014$2,136
Rent to income124.7%33.8%
Property tax rate10.7%0.9%
Home price to income14.0x4.1x
Prices vs US average2102.3100.2
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,835$2,069
HUD area median income4$105,700$102,000
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,665$2,916
Median home value1$386,200$309,800
Home prices, 1-year change5-6.7%-1.7%
Home prices, 5-year change548.5%66.7%
Homeownership186.0%74.2%
Renters paying 30%+129.8%89.8%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,197$2,027
Vacant homes112.6%13.7%
Median year built119861979
Jobs and income
Median household income1$97,667$75,896
Income per person1$52,591$57,625
Unemployment14.1%4.9%
Average annual pay6$63,704$62,234
Pay growth, 1 year63.5%4.7%
Jobs6301,86077,918
Poverty rate19.6%13.2%
Mean commute132 min28 min
Works from home121.6%12.6%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.3%
People
Population16,5113,633
Median age153.058.0
Bachelor's or higher139.8%38.8%
High school or higher194.4%97.3%
Household size12.42.1
Born abroad19.8%11.1%
No health insurance16.6%5.9%
Homes with broadband192.4%92.0%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.5%5.3%
Moved from another state14.1%2.4%
Net movers per 1,000 people77.910.2
Income of households moving in7$123,695$142,932
Income of households moving out7$84,971$90,119
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k818.127.6
Shops per 10k832.049.4
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.58.1
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k821.632.7
Child care centers per 10k81.51.3
Parks per 10k93.15.5
Playgrounds per 10k93.10.0
Grocery stores per 10k90.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.05.5
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.8
Nearest National Park Service site1069.3n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles100n/a
National Register listings115814
Schools
Public schools1211936
Public school students12102,50618,316
Students per teacher1220.717.9
Climate
July average high1392°F91°F
January average low1353°F54°F
Average temperature1375°F75°F
Annual precipitation1352.9 in55.6 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1499.094.1
Hurricane risk1499.998.7
Tornado risk1487.574.8
Wildfire risk1496.690.4
Heat wave risk1493.267.8
Median air quality index154040
Good air days1576.4%79.5%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Lochmoor Waterway Estates $80,560, North River Shores $85,440 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. 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).

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

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