Rents are right about where Cocoa Beach's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $2,496 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 Cocoa Beach is 0% below its high of $2,497 in August 2026, at $2,496 as of September 2026.
Rent in Cocoa Beach changed +6.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($87,990) is $2,200 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,820); a 3-bedroom is $2,480.
Cape Canaveral, 5 miles away, rents for 24% less ($1,886/mo), about $7,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Cocoa Beach. 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
Cocoa Beach, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, 49.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Cocoa Beach, FL has changed in 5 years
Since 2022, the typical rent in Cocoa Beach, FL has increased from $2,094 to $2,496, a 19.2% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $73,901 to $87,990 across the same window, up 19.1% versus 2021. Renters now make up 21.2% of households, compared with 28.6% five years ago. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Cocoa Beach, FL look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Cocoa Beach rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Cocoa Beach is $2,496/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,340/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,820/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,570/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,480/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($87,990/yr), Cocoa Beach ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.5% over the past year.
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At $2,496/mo, rent takes ~34% of Cocoa Beach's median household income ($87,990/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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