Volusia County · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach · population 100,513
Where Deltona stands
Steady, no major recent move.
Home value trajectory · last 10 years
Zillow ZHVI · monthlyLifestyle scores
Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.
Rent trajectory · last 5 years
Zillow ZORI · monthlyHome value vs rent · indexed to 100
Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)Rent vs buy
At a 12.5 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Deltona on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 12.5 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.
How the momentum score breaks down
methodology →Deltona has held up across the cycle: home values at $298,402 with +5.5% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.
Deltona is in a state where home insurance costs have doubled, climate risk repricing is still in progress, and the buyer pool is constrained by both. The bear case writes itself and is currently winning.
About Deltona
Deltona is a city in Volusia County, Florida, with an estimated population of 100,513. It anchors the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach metro area. The population grew 1.8% annually from 2020 to 2024, a moderate gain. The median home value in Deltona is $298,402 as of 2026-04, down 3.0% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +5.5% annual growth (-6.1% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Deltona average $1,983 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+2.2%). The composite momentum score is 61 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.
▲ Bull case
▼ Bear case
About Deltona (Wikipedia)
Deltona is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Monroe. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 93,692. It is a principal city of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 685,344 people in 2021. It is the second largest city in the Greater Orlando combined statistical area.
Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.
City facts
Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.
Playbook
Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.
Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.
Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.
Local safety & alerts
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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.
Climate & natural-disaster risk
State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.
Current weather
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Local news & community
Latest news
- Man fires short-barreled AR-15-style rifle out window before crashing into fence, Volusia deputies sayWESH · 2d ago
- # Erectile Dysfunction Physician Deltona FL: Supplement Considerations for Local Menstat.gov.pl · 3d ago
- What percent of the workforce in the Deltona, FL area are immigrants?USAFacts · 1w ago
- ‘Don’t hate yourself:’ Central Florida deputy consoles arrested 12-year-old, video showsWKMG · 5d ago
- ‘A lesson’: 12-year-old arrested in ‘door kicking challenge’ at Florida home, deputies sayWJBF · 5d ago
- City of Deltona Land Development Activity ExplorerArcGIS StoryMaps · 3mo ago
Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.
Local sports teams
Major professional teams the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.
Local economy & environment
Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.
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