Fair market rents · FY 2027 · effective October 1, 2026

Florida fair market rents, FY 2027

The 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in the median Florida county is $1,474 a month for FY 2027, from $953 to $2,564 across the state. The typical county moved −1.5% from FY 2026 and +40.1% over five years; weighted by population, the state average moved +1.7%. The most populous HUD area, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, is at $1,917 for a 2-bedroom.

FMRs are HUD's estimate of the 40th percentile gross rent (rent plus utilities) paid by recent movers into standard-quality units. Housing agencies set voucher payment standards from them. Source: HUD FY 2027 FMR file, 91 FR 56156 (published September 1, 2026). This site is not HUD.

Florida 2BR FMR, FY 2017 to FY 2027. Population-weighted average across every HUD record in the state, as published each year.
$1,200 $1,500 $1,962 $1,058 FY17FY19FY21FY23FY25FY27
FY20172018201920202021202220232024202520262027
2BR$1,058$1,099$1,168$1,243$1,266$1,345$1,556$1,783$1,892$1,930$1,962

ZIP-level rents required: Fort Lauderdale, FL; Jacksonville, FL; Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL; North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL; Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL; Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL; West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL are mandatory Small Area FMR metros, so voucher payment standards there come from the ZIP figure, not the area figure below. Use the ZIP lookup, or see all 65 mandatory metros.

Every HUD rent area in Florida, FY 2027

52 HUD FMR areas cover 67 counties; 30 are metro areas. Monthly gross rent by bedroom count. The trend line is the 2-bedroom FMR from FY 2017 to FY 2027 for the most populous member.

Biggest one-year move up: Port St. Lucie, FL, +17.8%. Biggest move down: Bradford County, FL, −10.0%. HUD caps a one-year drop at 10%.

HUD area Studio1BR2BR3BR4BR 1 yr5 yr FY17 to FY27
Baker County9219331,1101,5371,702+0.6%+36.7%
Bradford County8799201,0081,2901,692−10.0%+33.0%
Calhoun County8408759531,2481,252−2.1%+25.9%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers1,5551,5641,8352,3732,615−6.4%+49.1%
Columbia County8919311,1871,4221,571−9.9%+36.0%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin1,4211,7061,9082,6163,189+6.9%+62.8%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach1,2581,3631,6732,2042,403−1.6%+47.4%
DeSoto County9489541,0891,4971,679−9.9%+43.9%
Dixie County8408721,0411,3731,378−9.9%+37.5%
Fort LauderdaleZ1,7591,9022,3213,1723,662−0.5%+49.2%
Franklin County9309531,0681,4081,413−9.9%+41.1%
GainesvilleAlachua, Gilchrist1,1971,2411,4711,8061,933−1.5%+41.7%
Glades County9821,0061,1271,3651,493−10.0%+37.3%
Gulf County1,1611,1681,5321,8372,028−10.0%+49.3%
Hamilton County8408729531,2231,256−2.9%+25.9%
Hardee County9539581,1241,5221,885−9.9%+43.6%
Hendry County9649701,1441,4111,688−10.0%+51.1%
Holmes County8468859711,2811,285−9.9%+28.3%
Homosassa Springs9859881,1941,6531,993−2.5%+26.6%
Jackson County7247339621,2641,273−9.9%+27.1%
JacksonvilleZClay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns1,4011,4211,6942,0772,594+2.2%+42.6%
Lafayette County1,0371,0631,1911,4281,577−10.0%+45.2%
Lakeland-Winter Haven1,2581,3381,6082,2122,688+7.4%+52.3%
Levy County6838249541,1761,254−2.1%+26.0%
Liberty County8498729751,3401,636−10.0%+28.8%
Madison County7868739781,2601,389−9.9%+29.2%
Miami-Miami Beach-KendallZ1,9532,1212,5643,2773,749+5.3%+53.3%
Monroe County1,5541,9902,2542,9732,984−10.0%+28.1%
Naples-Marco Island1,4181,8702,0362,5842,815+2.5%+28.6%
North Port-Bradenton-SarasotaZManatee, Sarasota1,7491,8762,1882,7753,309+11.7%+58.0%
Ocala1,1941,2011,3941,8361,925+1.5%+40.1%
Okeechobee County9239291,2121,4851,604−10.0%+38.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-SanfordZLake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole1,6581,7261,9592,4452,856−0.7%+37.8%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-TitusvilleZ1,3271,5251,7792,3822,707+4.1%+48.7%
Palm Coast1,3261,3761,7582,3612,581−2.7%+47.4%
Panama City1,4141,5171,6512,1012,567−1.8%+41.1%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-BrentEscambia, Santa Rosa1,1541,3591,5482,0342,435+5.2%+53.0%
Port St. LucieMartin, St. Lucie1,7071,7182,0692,8012,924+17.8%+62.3%
Punta Gorda1,0971,2041,5752,1372,556+7.1%+37.9%
Putnam County7877921,0401,3071,377−10.0%+35.1%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor1,1711,1791,5421,8822,577−3.9%+35.9%
Sebring8771,0221,2591,5001,905−0.9%+34.9%
Suwannee County8719129991,3361,416−10.0%+32.0%
TallahasseeGadsden, Jefferson, Leon1,1861,2641,4241,7421,871+5.3%+26.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-ClearwaterZHernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas1,5971,6481,9172,4482,977−3.0%+42.3%
Taylor County8408759531,2481,252−6.4%+25.9%
Union County7727771,0191,2791,350−10.0%+34.6%
Wakulla County1,0731,1401,2831,5291,686+7.0%+25.2%
Walton County1,1231,3541,4742,0412,464+8.1%+46.2%
Washington County8969551,0401,2431,479+2.3%+37.4%
West Palm Beach-Boca RatonZ1,9072,0082,3493,0523,523+4.2%+48.9%
Wildwood-The Villages1,0921,1391,3241,6061,904−0.3%+33.1%

Dollars per month, FY 2027 file as published September 1, 2026; rows marked R show FY 2026. "1 yr" compares the FY 2027 2BR with FY 2026, "5 yr" with FY 2022. HUD's methods changed over these years, so part of any move is method, not market. Area names are HUD's.

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FY 2027 Small Area FMR for the ZIP and the FMR for its whole HUD area, 0 to 4 bedrooms. Needs JavaScript; without it, pick a state from the list.

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Using these numbers on a rental

The FMR sets the range for voucher payments; it is not a rent estimate for your unit. A housing agency picks a payment standard between 90% and 110% of it, then checks your asking rent against similar unassisted units nearby. Both figures cover rent plus utilities, so the agency's allowance for any utilities the tenant pays comes off the top.

Take a 2-bedroom at $1,474, a payment standard at 100% of FMR, and a $150 utility allowance (an example; each agency publishes its own schedule). Then the voucher can cover a contract rent of up to $1,324 ($1,474 minus $150), with the tenant paying the usual 30% of income. How to underwrite with FMR works through the rest.

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