Rents are 14% below what Crestview'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 $1,882 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 Crestview usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 0.7% above it in September, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Crestview is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Crestview changed +2.4% 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 Crestview rose 48.7% while median household income rose 19.1% ($54,972 to $65,480). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Crestview is 46.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($65,480) is $1,637 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,440); a 3-bedroom is $2,000.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Crestview. 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
Crestview, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 22.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Crestview, FL has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Crestview, FL has increased from $1,427 to $1,882, a 31.9% change over five years. Median household income rose from $55,688 to $65,480 between 2021 and 2024, a 17.6% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 6.8% since 2021, moving from about 26,934 residents to roughly 28,773. Renters now make up 38.7% of households, compared with 42.7% five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in Crestview, FL reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Crestview rent by bedroom count
Median rent for each apartment size in Crestview. Click any size for full breakdown.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Crestview is $1,882/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,120/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,440/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,285/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,000/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($65,480/yr), Crestview ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.4% over the past year.
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