Statewide, Florida's median home price runs $410,000, 2% below the $420,000 national median. The 6.0x price-to-income ratio here is measured against a $67,900 median household income.
Florida's 0.89% average property tax rate runs below the 1.1% national average, working out to $304/month on the median home here.
Florida charges no state income tax. Every dollar of the $67,900 median household income here converts more directly into covering the $2,601/month payment.
Florida's cost of living index is 103, above the 100 national baseline. That's on top of the housing numbers above, not instead of them.
Florida's median home price runs 1% higher than Connecticut: $405,000 there versus $410,000 here.