Rents are 10% below what Deltona'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 $2,010 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 Deltona usually run 0.9% below trend in February and 0.7% above it in July, about $32 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Deltona is 0.1% below its high of $2,013 in August 2026, at $2,010 as of September 2026.
Rent in Deltona changed +3.1% 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 Deltona rose 46.2% while median household income rose 46.2% ($52,616 to $76,924). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Deltona is 50.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($76,924) is $1,923 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,855); a 3-bedroom is $2,440.
Orange City, 6 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,620/mo), about $4,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Deltona. 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
Deltona, FL is majority owner-occupied, 19.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Deltona, FL has changed in 5 years
Rent in Deltona, FL has climbed 37.7% since 2021, going from about $1,460 per month to roughly $2,010 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $62,768 in 2021 to $76,924 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 15.1 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 93,464 to 97,334 between 2021 and 2024, a 4.1% change. About 19.8% of households rent today, against 22.5% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 17.1% to 19.9%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Deltona, FL market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Deltona is $2,010/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,270/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,855/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,515/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,440/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($76,924/yr), Deltona ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.1% over the past year.
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