Rents are 20% below what Fort Myers'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 $1,719 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
July. Asking rents in Fort Myers usually run 0.5% below trend in July and 0.6% above it in January, about $19 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Fort Myers is 11.7% below its high of $1,947 in March 2023, at $1,719 as of September 2026.
Rent in Fort Myers changed -0.8% 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 Fort Myers rose 51.5% while median household income rose 37.3% ($46,409 to $63,732). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Fort Myers is 38.1% 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 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($63,732) is $1,593 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,546); a 2-bedroom is $1,914.
The priciest of 10 ZIP codes in Fort Myers, 33967 ($2,063/mo), costs 1.5 times the cheapest, 33907 ($1,406/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Fort Myers. 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
Fort Myers, FL is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 32% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Fort Myers, FL has changed in 5 years
Rent in Fort Myers, FL has increased 25.9% since 2021, going from about $1,365 per month to roughly $1,719 today. Census figures show median household income at $63,732 today, compared with $51,682 five years earlier. Headcount in the area went from 84,694 to 95,051 between 2021 and 2024, a 12.2% change. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Fort Myers is $1,719/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,537/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,914/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,546/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,516/mo.
At 32% of local median household income ($63,732/yr), Fort Myers ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.8% over the past year.
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