Rents are 15% below what Daytona Beach'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 $1,518 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 Daytona Beach usually run 0.6% below trend in February and 0.4% above it in July, about $15 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Daytona Beach is 0.3% below its high of $1,522 in January 2026, at $1,518 as of September 2026.
Rent in Daytona Beach changed +0.4% 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 Daytona Beach rose 46.1% while median household income rose 45% ($35,893 to $52,058). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Daytona Beach is 43.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($52,058) is $1,301 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,307).
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Daytona Beach, 32124 ($2,461/mo), costs 1.8 times the cheapest, 32114 ($1,393/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Daytona Beach. 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
Daytona Beach, FL is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 27.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Daytona Beach, FL has changed in 5 years
Rent in Daytona Beach, FL has climbed 30.9% since 2021, going from about $1,160 per month to roughly $1,518 today. Household income in the area moved from $42,392 to $52,058 across the same window, up 22.8% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 8.1 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 71,041 to 78,992 between 2021 and 2024, a 11.2% change. About 52.5% of households rent today, against 55.9% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 24.2% to 27.8%. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Daytona Beach, FL look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Daytona Beach is $1,518/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,307/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,907/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,557/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,507/mo.
At 35% of local median household income ($52,058/yr), Daytona Beach ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.4% over the past year.
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