Rents are 9% below what Bonita Springs'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 $2,786 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
June. Asking rents in Bonita Springs usually run 2.5% below trend in June and 2.3% above it in December, about $134 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Bonita Springs is 5.4% below its high of $2,946 in March 2023, at $2,786 as of September 2026.
Rent in Bonita Springs changed +0.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($95,210) is $2,380 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,035); a 3-bedroom is $2,680.
Fort Myers, 15 miles away, rents for 38% less ($1,719/mo), about $12,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Bonita Springs. 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
Bonita Springs, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 43.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bonita Springs, FL has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Bonita Springs, FL has shifted from $2,552 to $2,786, up 9.2% since 2022. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $78,347 in 2021 to $95,210 more recently. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show Bonita Springs, FL adding about 2,887 residents over the five-year window, up 5.4% on net. The renter share has eased from 21.5% to 18.2%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 40% to 43.1% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Bonita Springs, FL market of 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Bonita Springs is $2,786/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,630/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,035/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,650/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,680/mo.
At 35% of local median household income ($95,210/yr), Bonita Springs ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.4% over the past year.
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