Rents are 6% below what Apollo Beach's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,222 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in Apollo Beach usually run 0.6% below trend in February and 0.8% above it in August, about $31 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Apollo Beach is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Apollo Beach changed +6.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Apollo Beach rose 60.5% while median household income rose 43.5% ($88,919 to $127,617). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Apollo Beach is 75.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($127,617) is $3,190 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,740); a 3-bedroom is $3,510.
Brandon, 14 miles away, rents for 22% less ($1,729/mo), about $5,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Apollo Beach. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Apollo Beach, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 42.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Apollo Beach, FL has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Apollo Beach, FL has climbed from $1,483 to $2,222, a 49.8% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $100,863 to $127,617 across the same window, up 26.5% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 34.6% since 2021, moving from about 24,790 residents to roughly 33,355. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Apollo Beach, FL look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Apollo Beach is $2,222/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,170/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,740/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,340/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,510/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($127,617/yr), Apollo Beach ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.2% over the past year.
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