Florida (FL)
STATESAFMRState Median Investment Score
83Below average
| BR | Rent | 3Y CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 0 BR | $683 - $2,930▲Median: $1,490 | 4.6% |
| 1 BR | $733 - $3,190—Median: $1,564 | 4.0% |
| 2 BR | $953 - $3,850▼Median: $1,835 | 3.0% |
| 3 BR | $1,176 - $4,920▼Median: $2,373 | 2.6% |
| 4 BR | $1,252 - $5,630▼Median: $2,750 | 1.5% |
Market Alignment
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
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Florida fair market rent by county, FY 2027
HUD's FY 2027 fair market rents cover 67 counties in Florida. The median county two-bedroom FMR is $1,474. That is up 0.2% from $1,471 in FY 2026. Two-bedroom FMRs run from $953 in Taylor County to $2,564 in Miami-Dade County. 30 HUD metropolitan FMR areas cover 45 of those counties; each county in the same metro area shares one FMR. 835 ZIP codes in 14 metro areas must use Small Area FMRs, so voucher payment standards there are set by ZIP code.
Two-bedroom FMR by county
| County | 2BR | Change | HUD FMR area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade County | $2,564 | +5.3% | Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Palm Beach County | $2,349 | +4.2% | West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Broward County | $2,321 | −0.5% | Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Monroe County | $2,254 | −10.0% | Non-metro |
| Manatee County | $2,188 | +11.7% | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA |
| Sarasota County | $2,188 | +11.7% | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA |
| Martin County | $2,069 | +17.8% | Port St. Lucie, FL MSA |
| St. Lucie County | $2,069 | +17.8% | Port St. Lucie, FL MSA |
| Collier County | $2,036 | +2.5% | Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA |
| Lake County | $1,959 | −0.7% | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA |
| Orange County | $1,959 | −0.7% | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA |
| Osceola County | $1,959 | −0.7% | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA |
| Seminole County | $1,959 | −0.7% | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA |
| Hernando County | $1,917 | −3.0% | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
| Hillsborough County | $1,917 | −3.0% | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
| Pasco County | $1,917 | −3.0% | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
| Pinellas County | $1,917 | −3.0% | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
| Okaloosa County | $1,908 | +6.9% | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Lee County | $1,835 | −6.4% | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA |
| Brevard County | $1,779 | +4.1% | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA |
| Flagler County | $1,758 | −2.7% | Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Clay County | $1,694 | +2.2% | Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Duval County | $1,694 | +2.2% | Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Nassau County | $1,694 | +2.2% | Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| St. Johns County | $1,694 | +2.2% | Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Volusia County | $1,673 | −1.6% | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Bay County | $1,651 | −1.8% | Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Polk County | $1,608 | +7.4% | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA |
| Charlotte County | $1,575 | +7.1% | Punta Gorda, FL MSA |
| Escambia County | $1,548 | +5.2% | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA |
| Santa Rosa County | $1,548 | +5.2% | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA |
| Indian River County | $1,542 | −3.9% | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA |
| Gulf County | $1,532 | −10.0% | Non-metro |
| Walton County | $1,474 | +8.1% | Walton County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Alachua County | $1,471 | −1.5% | Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Gilchrist County | $1,471 | −1.5% | Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Gadsden County | $1,424 | +5.3% | Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Jefferson County | $1,424 | +5.3% | Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Leon County | $1,424 | +5.3% | Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Marion County | $1,394 | +1.5% | Ocala, FL MSA |
| Sumter County | $1,324 | −0.3% | Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA |
| Wakulla County | $1,283 | +7.0% | Wakulla County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Highlands County | $1,259 | −0.9% | Sebring, FL MSA |
| Okeechobee County | $1,212 | −10.0% | Non-metro |
| Citrus County | $1,194 | −2.5% | Homosassa Springs, FL MSA |
| Lafayette County | $1,191 | −10.0% | Non-metro |
| Columbia County | $1,187 | −9.9% | Non-metro |
| Hendry County | $1,144 | −10.0% | Non-metro |
| Glades County | $1,127 | −10.0% | Non-metro |
| Hardee County | $1,124 | −9.9% | Non-metro |
| Baker County | $1,110 | +0.6% | Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| DeSoto County | $1,089 | −9.9% | Non-metro |
| Franklin County | $1,068 | −9.9% | Non-metro |
| Dixie County | $1,041 | −9.9% | Non-metro |
| Putnam County | $1,040 | −10.0% | Non-metro |
| Washington County | $1,040 | +2.3% | Washington County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Union County | $1,019 | −10.0% | Non-metro |
| Bradford County | $1,008 | −10.0% | Non-metro |
| Suwannee County | $999 | −10.0% | Non-metro |
| Madison County | $978 | −9.9% | Non-metro |
| Liberty County | $975 | −10.0% | Non-metro |
| Holmes County | $971 | −9.9% | Non-metro |
| Jackson County | $962 | −9.9% | Non-metro |
| Levy County | $954 | −2.1% | Levy County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Calhoun County | $953 | −2.1% | Non-metro |
| Hamilton County | $953 | −2.9% | Non-metro |
| Taylor County | $953 | −6.4% | Non-metro |
HUD metro FMR areas
| Metro area | Counties | 2BR |
|---|---|---|
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $2,564 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $2,349 |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $2,321 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA | 2 | $2,188 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL MSA | 2 | $2,069 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA | 1 | $2,036 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | 4 | $1,959 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | 4 | $1,917 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,908 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA | 1 | $1,835 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA | 1 | $1,779 |
| Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,758 |
| Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | 4 | $1,694 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,673 |
| Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,651 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA | 1 | $1,608 |
| Punta Gorda, FL MSA | 1 | $1,575 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA | 2 | $1,548 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA | 1 | $1,542 |
| Walton County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,474 |
| Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | 2 | $1,471 |
| Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | 3 | $1,424 |
| Ocala, FL MSA | 1 | $1,394 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA | 1 | $1,324 |
| Wakulla County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,283 |
| Sebring, FL MSA | 1 | $1,259 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL MSA | 1 | $1,194 |
| Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,110 |
| Washington County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,040 |
| Levy County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $954 |
Questions about Florida rents
What is the fair market rent in Florida?
HUD sets fair market rents by metro area and county, not statewide. For FY 2027 the median county two-bedroom FMR in Florida is $1,474. Look up the county or ZIP code to see the value that applies to a specific property.
Which Florida counties have the highest fair market rent?
For FY 2027, the highest two-bedroom FMRs are in Miami-Dade County ($2,564), Palm Beach County ($2,349), Broward County ($2,321).
Does Florida use Small Area Fair Market Rents?
Yes, in part. HUD requires Small Area FMRs in 835 ZIP codes across 14 metro areas, led by the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA; Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA; Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HUD Metro FMR Area. Elsewhere, housing authorities use the metro or county FMR unless they choose to adopt Small Area FMRs.
Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. Change compares each county's two-bedroom FMR with FY 2026.
Data source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Fiscal Year 2027