Cremation Services in Florida

Compare 137 cremation providers across 524 cities. Average direct cremation: $1,800.

$1,800 Avg. Direct Cremation
65% Cremation Rate
137 Providers Listed
157,197 Est. Cremations/Year

Cremation Laws in Florida

Waiting Period

48 hours

Alkaline Hydrolysis

Legal

Human Composting

Not yet legalized

Scattering Ashes

Permitted on private land with written permission; scattering at sea must be at least 3 nautical miles from shore per federal law

Additional Notes

Florida Statute 872.03 mandates 48-hour waiting period. Alkaline hydrolysis legalized in 2014 by expanding the definition of cremation. Oral permission for cremation is not valid; must be written.

Cremation Cost Breakdown in Florida

Typical price ranges for cremation services in Florida

ServiceLowAverageHigh
Direct Cremation Basic cremation with no ceremony. Includes transportation, paperwork, cremation, and return of remains in a simple container. $990 $1,530 $2,160
Cremation Memorial Cremation followed by a memorial service at the funeral home or other venue. May include a viewing before cremation. $3,240 $4,500 $5,760
Cremation Viewing Full-service cremation with visitation/viewing, funeral ceremony, and cremation. Requires embalming and casket rental. $3,960 $5,400 $7,200
Transport Transfer of remains from place of death to the cremation facility. Often included in package pricing. $270 $450 $720
Urn Basic Simple container for cremated remains. Ranges from a basic cardboard box (often included) to a modest urn. $36 $90 $270
Urn Premium Handcrafted or designer urn in materials like bronze, marble, ceramic, or hardwood. $180 $360 $900
Death Certificate Certified copies of the death certificate. Most families need 5-10 copies for insurance, banking, and legal purposes. $9 $18 $36
Traditional Burial Full traditional burial including casket, embalming, viewing, ceremony, burial plot, vault, and headstone. Shown for cost comparison. $6,300 $8,100 $10,800

The Cremation Process in Florida

Step-by-step guide to cremation in Florida

1

Obtain a Death Certificate

When a death occurs in Florida, a physician or medical examiner must sign the death certificate. The funeral home or cremation provider typically handles filing with the Florida vital records office. Order 8-12 certified copies ($18-$36 each) - you'll need them for insurance claims, bank accounts, and legal matters.

2

Choose a Cremation Provider

Compare providers in Florida - our directory lists 137 across the state. The FTC's Funeral Rule requires all providers to give you an itemized General Price List over the phone or in person. Direct cremation in Florida averages $1,800, but prices range from $990 to $2,160.

3

Complete Authorization

Florida requires written authorization from the next of kin or legal representative before cremation can proceed. There is a 48 hours mandatory waiting period after death. The medical examiner or coroner must also approve the cremation in most cases.

4

Transportation & Preparation

The cremation provider will transport the deceased from the place of death (hospital, home, nursing facility) to their facility. In Florida, transportation typically costs $270-$720. For direct cremation, no embalming is required. If a viewing is planned, embalming may be necessary.

5

The Cremation Process

The cremation takes place in a specialized chamber called a cremation retort at 1,400-1,800°F. The process takes 2-3 hours. Afterward, the remains are processed into a fine powder (cremains) weighing 3-7 pounds. Florida also allows alkaline hydrolysis (water cremation) as an alternative method.

6

Receive the Cremated Remains

Cremated remains are returned to the family within 3-10 business days, typically in a basic container or urn. In Florida, you can keep the remains at home, inter them in a cemetery columbarium, scatter them following state guidelines, or choose a memorial option like a cremation garden or reef burial. Scattering rules: Permitted on private land with written permission; scattering at sea must be at least 3 nautical miles from shore per federal law

Cremation vs. Burial in Florida

Cost Comparison

Direct cremation in Florida: $990-$2,160. Traditional burial: $6,300-$10,800. Cremation is typically 60-80% less expensive. Even full-service cremation with a ceremony costs significantly less than burial.

Environmental Impact

Cremation uses fewer land resources than burial. Traditional burial involves embalming chemicals, a casket, and a concrete vault. Florida offers alkaline hydrolysis as an even greener option, using 90% less energy than flame cremation.

Flexibility

Cremation offers more flexibility for memorial services - they can be held anytime, anywhere, without the time pressure of traditional burial. Families can split remains among multiple urns, scatter in meaningful locations, or create memorial products. 65% of Florida families now choose cremation.

Timeline

Florida requires a 48 hours waiting period before cremation. Traditional burial typically occurs within 3-7 days. Cremation can happen within 1-5 days after the waiting period, and memorial services can be planned at any later date.

Cremation Providers in Florida

137 providers listed

Jacksonville Pet Funeral Home & Pet Crematory

Jacksonville, FL

4969 Beach Boulevard

Naugle Funeral Home & Cremation Services

Jacksonville, FL

1203 Hendricks Avenue

Maspons Funeral Homes

Miami, FL

7895 Southwest 40th Street

Van Orsdel Funeral & Cremation Services

Miami, FL

11220 North Kendall Drive

Blount & Curry Funeral Home

Tampa, FL

6802 Silvermill Drive

Cremations of Greater Tampa Bay

Tampa, FL

110 North Mac Dill Avenue

Ray Williams Funeral Home

Tampa, FL

301 North Howard Avenue

Abbey Funeral Home

Tallahassee, FL

4037 North Monroe Street

Culley's MeadowWood Funeral Home

Tallahassee, FL

1737 Riggins Road

Lifesong Funerals & Cremations

Tallahassee, FL

231 E 6th Ave

Tillman Funeral Home

Tallahassee, FL

4006 Crawfordville Road

Fred Hunter

Pembroke Pines, FL

Anthony R. Manuel Funeral Home

Hollywood, FL

2328 North Dixie Highway

Milam Funeral Home

Gainesville, FL

Quattlebaum

West Palm Beach, FL

Moss Feaster

Clearwater, FL

Veterans Funeral Care

Clearwater, FL

830 North Belcher Road

Foster's Pet Cremation Service

Spring Hill, FL

15204 County Line Road

Gentry-Morrison Funeral Homes

Lakeland, FL

3350 Mall Hill Drive

Heath Funeral Chapel & Crematory

Lakeland, FL

328 South Ingraham Avenue

Beth El Mausoleum

Boca Raton, FL

333 Southwest 4th Avenue

Fourtowns Cremation, Inc.

Deltona, FL

1233 Saxon Boulevard

Clymer Funeral Home

Palm Coast, FL

39 Old Kings Road North

Lohman Funeral Home

Palm Coast, FL

220 Palm Coast Parkway Southwest

Hodges Funeral Home

Fort Myers, FL

Bethel Brothers Morticians

Miami Beach, FL

Nassau Street

Butler's Funeral Homes & Crematorium

Miami Beach, FL

Ernest Street

Cedar Crest Funeral Home

Miami Beach, FL

First Street

Clarke's Funeral Home & Crematorium

Miami Beach, FL

East West Highway

Commonwealth Funeral Home

Miami Beach, FL

Independence Drive

East Sunrise Mortuary

Miami Beach, FL

183 Baillou Hill Road

Emerald Ridge Mortuary & Monument Company

Miami Beach, FL

20 Claridge Road

Evergreen Mortuary

Miami Beach, FL

Fifth Terrace

Ferguson's Funeral Directors

Miami Beach, FL

Seventh Terrace

Gateway Memorial Funeral Chapel

Miami Beach, FL

Primrose Street

Kemp's Funeral Home

Miami Beach, FL

19 Palmdale Avenue

Newbold Brothers Chapel

Miami Beach, FL

Palmetto Avenue

Pinder's Funeral Home

Miami Beach, FL

Palmdale Avenue

Sweeting's Colonial Mortuary & Crematorium

Miami Beach, FL

54 Baillou Hill Road

Vaughn O. Jones Memorial Center

Miami Beach, FL

Mount Royal Avenue

Dale Woodward Funeral Home & Cremation Services

Daytona Beach, FL

167 North Ridgewood Avenue

Roberson Funeral Home & Crematory

Port Charlotte, FL

2151 Tamiami Trail

Griffith-Cline Funeral Home

Bradenton, FL

720 Manatee Avenue West

Chandlers Funeral Home

Sarasota, FL

1425 Dr Martin Luther King Way

Maloney Funeral Home LLC

Sarasota, FL

2401 Cattlemen Rd

David C. Gross Funeral Home

Pinellas Park, FL

6366 Central Avenue

Memorial Park Funeral Home

Pinellas Park, FL

5750 49th Street

Taylor Funeral Home

Pinellas Park, FL

5300 Park Boulevard

Treasure Coast Cremations

Fort Pierce, FL

3021 Okeechobee Rd

Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home

Altamonte Springs, FL

944 East Altamonte Drive

Heritage Funeral Home and Cremation Services

Panama City, FL

247 North Tyndall Parkway

Southerland Funeral Home

Panama City, FL

100 East 19th Street

The Richardson Group Fuberal Homes and Cremation

Panama City, FL

1123 Harrison Avenue

Wilson Funeral Home

Panama City, FL

214 Airport Road

Sun City Center Funeral Home

Sun City Center, FL

1851 Rickenbacker Drive

Naugle Funeral Home

Fleming Island, FL

Davis Watkins Crestview Memorial Funeral Home

Crestview, FL

492 East Pine Avenue

Whitehurst Powell Funeral Home

Crestview, FL

436 West James Lee Boulevard

Farley Funeral Home & Crematory

Venice, FL

265 Nokomis Avenue South

Seawinds Funeral Home & Crematory

Sebastian, FL

735 South Fleming Street

Strunk Funeral Home

Sebastian, FL

1623 North Central Avenue

Altman - Long Funeral Home

Debary, FL

145 Charles Richard Beall Boulevard

Garden Sanctuary

Seminole, FL

Mohn Funeral Home

Seminole, FL

9700 Seminole Boulevard

Fuller Funeral Home

Naples, FL

1625 Pine Ridge Road

Faithful Friends Pet Cremation

Zephyrhills, FL

5221 8th Street

Strunk Funeral Home & Crematory

Vero Beach, FL

916 17th Street

Heritage Gardens Funeral Home

Niceville, FL

2201 North Partin Drive

McLaughlin Twin Cities Funeral Home

Niceville, FL

1405 John Sims Parkway

Kersey Funeral Home

Auburndale, FL

Stanfel

Key Biscayne, FL

10545 South Dixie Highway

Meadowlawn Funeral Home

Elfers, FL

4244 Madison Street

Hooper Funeral Home

Homosassa Springs, FL

Allen-Summerhill Funeral Homes

Orange City, FL

163 South Volusia Avenue

Swann Mortuary

Sebring, FL

500 Lemon Ave

T&M

Palm Beach, FL

Yager

Palm Beach, FL

McGan Cremation Service LLC

Inverness, FL

65 N Florida Ave

Blackburn-Curry Funeral & Cremation

Macclenny, FL

380 North Lowder Street

Lewis Funeral Home

Gulf Breeze, FL

James and Sikes Funeral Home - Maddox Chapel

Marianna, FL

4278 Lafayette Street

Dignity Memorial

Bay Pines, FL

Faupel Funeral Home

Port Richey, FL

7524 Ridge Road

Prevatt Funeral Home

Port Richey, FL

Begg's Funeral Home

Monticello, FL

485 East Dogwood Street

Carnegie's Funeral Home

Chiefland, FL

217 Southeast 4th Avenue

Hiers Bakley Funeral Home

Chiefland, FL

1301 North Young Boulevard

Watson Funeral Home

Trenton, FL

426 West Wade Street

Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home

Keystone Heights, FL

340 East Walker Drive

Anderson McQueen

Saint Petersburg, FL

2201 Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Street North

Comforter Funeral Home

Port Saint Joe, FL

Grace Funeral Home

Opa Locka, FL

770 Northwest 119th Street

Hardage Giddens

Saint Johns, FL

Sorensen Funeral Home

Saint Petersburg, FL

All Cities in Florida

Cities with cremation providers or population over 10,000

Miami Beach 18 providers Jacksonville 4 providers Miami 4 providers Tallahassee 4 providers Pinellas Park 4 providers Panama City 4 providers Elfers 4 providers Palm Beach 4 providers Tampa 3 providers Saint Petersburg 3 providers Clearwater 2 providers Lakeland 2 providers Palm Coast 2 providers Fort Myers 2 providers Daytona Beach 2 providers Sarasota 2 providers Crestview 2 providers Sebastian 2 providers Seminole 2 providers Bartow 2 providers Niceville 2 providers Hudson 2 providers Avon Park 2 providers Port Richey 2 providers Monticello 2 providers Chiefland 2 providers Fort Lauderdale 1 provider Pembroke Pines 1 provider Hollywood 1 provider Gainesville 1 provider West Palm Beach 1 provider Spring Hill 1 provider Boca Raton 1 provider Deltona 1 provider Melbourne 1 provider Largo 1 provider Homestead 1 provider Kissimmee 1 provider Port Charlotte 1 provider Bradenton 1 provider Apopka 1 provider Fort Pierce 1 provider Altamonte Springs 1 provider Sun City Center 1 provider Fleming Island 1 provider Venice 1 provider Debary 1 provider Englewood 1 provider Naples 1 provider Stuart 1 provider Zephyrhills 1 provider Safety Harbor 1 provider Lake Mary 1 provider New Port Richey 1 provider Vero Beach 1 provider Mount Dora 1 provider Auburndale 1 provider Key Biscayne 1 provider Homosassa Springs 1 provider Orange City 1 provider Sebring 1 provider Palatka 1 provider Odessa 1 provider Quincy 1 provider Inverness 1 provider Macclenny 1 provider Gulf Breeze 1 provider Marianna 1 provider Bay Pines 1 provider Indialantic 1 provider Trenton 1 provider Keystone Heights 1 provider Interlachen 1 provider Fort Ogden 1 provider Opa Locka 1 provider Port Saint Joe 1 provider Port Saint Lucie 1 provider Saint Johns 1 provider Vanderbilt Beach 1 provider Orlando Hialeah Cape Coral Palm Bay Brandon Lehigh Acres Pompano Beach Riverview Deerfield Beach Boynton Beach The Villages North Port Delray Beach Wesley Chapel Ocala Port Orange Palm Harbor Sanford Jupiter Palm Beach Gardens Coconut Creek Pensacola Bonita Springs Winter Haven Titusville Ocoee Winter Garden North Miami Beach Ormond Beach Clermont North Fort Myers Navarre Oviedo Plant City Winter Springs Valrico Deland Estero Dunedin Merritt Island New Smyrna Beach Winter Park Casselberry Ruskin Rockledge Leesburg Haines City Key West Apollo Beach Palm City Tarpon Springs Holiday Immokalee Jacksonville Beach Lutz Eustis Edgewater Nocatee Fort Walton Beach Maitland Punta Gorda Cocoa Tavares Lynn Haven Gibsonton Groveland Panama City Beach Belle Glade Lake Wales Lady Lake Marco Island Wildwood Thonotosassa Longwood Oldsmar Gonzalez Yulee Destin Minneola Atlantic Beach Goldenrod Palmetto Hobe Sound North Palm Beach Fernandina Beach Middleburg Mango Jensen Beach Key Largo Highland City Lake City Laurel Cocoa Beach Satellite Beach Alachua Lighthouse Point Port Salerno Milton

Cremation Planning Checklist for Florida

VA National Cemeteries in Florida

Eligible veterans and their spouses can receive free burial or columbarium placement at national cemeteries

Barrancas National Cemetery

John Tower Rd, Pensacola, FL 32508

Barrancas National Cemetery Annex

1 Cemetery Rd, Pensacola, FL 32508

Bay Pines National Cemetery

10000 Bay Pines Boulevard North, St. Petersburg, FL 33708

Cape Canaveral National Cemetery

5525 U.S. Highway 1, Mims, FL 32754

Florida National Cemetery

6502 S.W. 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, FL 33513

Jacksonville National Cemetery

4083 Lannie Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218

Sarasota National Cemetery

9810 State Road 72, Sarasota, FL 34241

South Florida National Cemetery

6501 S. State Road 7, Lake Worth, FL 33449

St. Augustine National Cemetery

104 Marine Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084

Tallahassee National Cemetery

5015 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, FL 32311

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does cremation cost in Florida?

The average direct cremation in Florida costs approximately $1,800, which is close to the national average of $1,924. Prices typically range from $1,170 to $2,520 depending on the provider and services selected. Full-service cremation with a memorial ceremony can cost $4,500 to $6,300. We recommend comparing quotes from multiple providers in your area.

What percentage of people choose cremation in Florida?

Approximately 65% of families in Florida choose cremation, which is close to the national average of 62%. This translates to roughly 157,197 cremations per year in the state. The cremation rate has been steadily increasing nationwide and is projected to reach 82% by 2045.

How many cremation providers are there in Florida?

Our directory currently lists 137 cremation and funeral service providers across Florida, serving 524 cities and towns. Providers range from large funeral home chains to independent local cremation societies. We recommend contacting multiple providers to compare pricing and services.

What is direct cremation in Florida?

Direct cremation is the most affordable cremation option in Florida, typically costing $1,170 to $1,800. It includes transportation of the deceased, necessary paperwork, the cremation itself, and return of the cremated remains in a basic container. There is no viewing, visitation, or funeral ceremony before the cremation. Families can hold a memorial service separately at any time.

Is cremation cheaper than burial in Florida?

Yes, cremation is significantly more affordable than traditional burial in Florida. Direct cremation averages $1,800, while a traditional burial with casket, vault, and cemetery plot typically costs $8,100 or more. Even a full-service cremation with a ceremony is usually 40-60% less expensive than a traditional burial. Cost savings is the number one reason families choose cremation.

Is there a waiting period for cremation in Florida?

Florida requires a 48 hours waiting period after death before cremation can take place. This waiting period allows time for the medical examiner to review the death certificate and for the family to make final arrangements. Additional time may be needed if the death requires investigation by the medical examiner.

Are alternative cremation methods available in Florida?

Yes, Florida has legalized alkaline hydrolysis (water cremation) as alternatives to traditional flame cremation. Alkaline hydrolysis, also called water cremation or aquamation, uses water and alkaline chemicals to reduce the body. It is considered more environmentally friendly than traditional cremation. Contact local providers to check availability in your area.

How does cremation cost compare to household income in Florida?

With a median household income of $67,917 in Florida, the average direct cremation cost of $1,800 represents about 2.7% of annual household income. This is roughly in line with the national average. Many providers offer payment plans, and some states have assistance programs for low-income families.