Here’s how affordable housing is built in Central Florida Average home cost in Central Florida is $315,000, study finds Updated: Here’s how affordable housing is built in Central Florida SANFORD, Fla. – A new study from the Orlando Regional Realtor’s Association shows the average cost of a house in Central Florida is $315,000, driven by the booming population growth even through the pandemic. That growth is also driving up rent prices, now averaging $1536 as reported by CoStar group — making finding affordable housing or rent nearly impossible for those who are either on fixed or lower incomes, like Thellis Houck. “I had to go from apartment to apartment and they were way too much, $1,500 dollars a month, I can’t afford that,” Houck said.