Pinecrest homebuyers are working with a $1,650,000 median price point, 293% above the national figure. Against the $288,000 median household income in the area, that's a 5.7x multiple.
At a 1% effective rate, Pinecrest property taxes add $1,375 to the monthly payment on the median home, $16,500 a year in total.
Florida charges no state income tax. Every dollar of the $288,000 median household income here converts more directly into covering the $10,619/month payment.
Pinecrest's cost of living index is 197, above the 100 national baseline. That's on top of the housing numbers above, not instead of them.
Pinecrest's median home price runs 175% higher than nearby Miami: $600,000 there versus $1,650,000 here.