Rents are 13% below what Davenport'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 $1,978 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
November. Asking rents in Davenport usually run 1% below trend in November and 0.8% above it in June, about $36 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Davenport is 1.5% below its high of $2,008 in February 2023, at $1,978 as of September 2026.
Rent in Davenport changed +1.4% 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 Davenport rose 35.7% while median household income rose 52.9% ($48,182 to $73,685). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Davenport is 33.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($73,685) is $1,842 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,633); a 2-bedroom is $1,987.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Davenport, 33897 ($2,120/mo), costs 18% more than the cheapest, 33896 ($1,793/mo).
Polk City, 13 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,716/mo), about $3,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Davenport. 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
Davenport, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 25.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Davenport, FL has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Davenport, FL has shifted from $1,562 to $1,978, up 26.6% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $56,345 to $73,685 between 2021 and 2024, a 30.8% shift. 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 Davenport, FL adding about 4,189 residents over the five-year window, up 46.3% on net. Taken together, the five-year picture in Davenport, 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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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Davenport is $1,978/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,620/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,987/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,633/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,653/mo.
At 32% of local median household income ($73,685/yr), Davenport ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.4% over the past year.
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