Rents are 5% below what Auburndale'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 $1,741 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
Rent in Auburndale is 0.9% below its high of $1,757 in March 2026, at $1,741 as of September 2026.
Rent in Auburndale changed +0.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($77,911) is $1,948 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,910).
Lake Wales, 25 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,512/mo), about $2,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Auburndale. 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
Auburndale, FL is majority owner-occupied, 19.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Auburndale, FL has changed in 5 years
Rent in Auburndale, FL has climbed 16.8% since 2022, going from about $1,491 per month to roughly $1,741 today. Census figures show median household income at $77,911 today, compared with $60,514 five years earlier. Income growth outran rent by about 11.9 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 15,704 to 18,530 between 2021 and 2024, a 18.0% change. About 26.7% of households rent today, against 34.3% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Auburndale is $1,741/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $910/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,130/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $920/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,520/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($77,911/yr), Auburndale ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.2% over the past year.
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At $1,741/mo, rent takes ~27% of Auburndale's median household income ($77,911/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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