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Check the map to see how much residential development your politicians have already approved that has yet to be built. So why do they keep rubber-stamping more?

PriceOfSprawl.com is the first tool of its kind to help Floridians quantify some of the basic taxpayer costs associated with residential development.

Florida is running out of drinking water from the Floridan Aquifer, our main source of drinking water which has been relatively clean, cheap and plentiful — until now.

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Not enough drinking water for current population due to over-pumping, salt water intrusion and over-development

Florida has more than enough housing for decades to come and much more is already approved in our local growth plans. Explore the map to see what this over-development is costing YOU.

To calculate the costs of a proposed development in your community, use this worksheet, along with this data.

Most Floridians are unaware of the huge amount of housing already approved, but not yet built. It’s enough housing for over 100 million people — over 5 times more than Florida’s current population of around 19 million.

We selected 100 cities & counties to illustrate the costs to taxpayers of continuing unrestrained residential development. Schools & roads are the biggest financial burden to taxpayers. Drinking water supplies are inadequate for Florida’s projected growth.

While our costs go up, many parts of Florida won’t have enough drinking water, and our home values will continue to be depressed due to oversupply and vacancy rates — especially if politicians continue granting requests for even more new housing.

What Does “Built-Out” Mean for Your Community?

“Browardization” is a term frequently used to describe what happens to a place that is overwhelmed with the consequences of over-development — traffic congestion, water shortages, school crowding, zero green space, degraded quality of life, higher taxes, and crime.

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