Median rent in Florida was $1,812 a month in 2024, up from $1,238 in 2019: +46% over five years, about +7.9% a year. From 2023 to 2024 it moved +5.4%.
Rent by bedroom count
| Bedrooms | Median gross rent |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,546/mo |
| 1 bedroom | $1,589/mo |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,812/mo |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,076/mo |
| 4 bedrooms | $2,375/mo |
Rent in Florida's largest cities
| City | 2019 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville, FL | $1,099/mo | $1,568/mo | +43% |
| Miami, FL | $1,298/mo | $1,975/mo | +52% |
| Tampa, FL | $1,202/mo | $1,898/mo | +58% |
| Orlando, FL | $1,307/mo | $1,841/mo | +41% |
| St. Petersburg, FL | $1,178/mo | $1,805/mo | +53% |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $1,413/mo | $2,133/mo | +51% |
| Hialeah, FL | $1,263/mo | $1,913/mo | +51% |
| Cape Coral, FL | $1,365/mo | $1,998/mo | +46% |
| Tallahassee, FL | $1,024/mo | $1,369/mo | +34% |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $1,413/mo | $1,953/mo | +38% |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | $1,497/mo | $2,373/mo | +59% |
| Hollywood, FL | $1,349/mo | $1,886/mo | +40% |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $1,170/mo | $1,937/mo | +66% |
HUD Fair Market Rents for FY2027
| HUD area | FY2026 | FY2027 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $1,757/mo | $2,069/mo | +17.8% |
| Tallahassee, FL | $1,352/mo | $1,424/mo | +5.3% |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL | $2,436/mo | $2,564/mo | +5.3% |
| Jacksonville, FL | $1,658/mo | $1,694/mo | +2.2% |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $2,333/mo | $2,321/mo | -0.5% |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $1,972/mo | $1,959/mo | -0.7% |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $1,977/mo | $1,917/mo | -3.0% |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $1,961/mo | $1,835/mo | -6.4% |
Fair Market Rents are HUD's 40th-percentile rent for recent movers, set for the fiscal year (FY2027 runs October 2026 to September 2027). They point to where rents for new leases are heading, area by area.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (2019, 2023, 2024); medians are shown only when their margin of error is within 10%. HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 and FY2027. How Predictye calculates this.
Frequently asked questions
What is median rent in Florida?
$1,812 a month in 2024, including utilities, from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
How much has rent gone up in Florida?
Median rent rose from $1,238 in 2019 to $1,812 in 2024, +46% in total or about +7.9% a year.
Which Florida city has the highest rent?
Among the 13 cities of 150,000+ people, Pembroke Pines, FL at $2,373 a month; the lowest is Tallahassee, FL at $1,369.