Rents are 11% below what Apopka'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 $2,064 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 Apopka usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 1% above it in August, about $37 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Apopka is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Apopka changed +0.9% 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 Apopka rose 42.5% while median household income rose 46.7% ($66,057 to $96,884). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Apopka is 43.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($96,884) is $2,422 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,080); a 3-bedroom is $2,640.
Altamonte Springs, 8 miles away, rents for 23% less ($1,588/mo), about $5,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Apopka. 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
Apopka, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 38.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Apopka, FL has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Apopka, FL has increased by $520 per month, settling near $2,064 after starting the period at $1,544. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $75,736 in 2021 to $96,884 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 5.8 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 54,110 to 58,232 between 2021 and 2024, a 7.6% change. About 22.3% of households rent today, against 25.1% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 31.6% to 38.8%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Apopka, FL market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Apopka is $2,064/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,740/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,080/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,835/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,640/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($96,884/yr), Apopka ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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