Rents are 6% below what Fort Pierce'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 $1,951 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
Rent in Fort Pierce is 0.7% below its high of $1,964 in July 2026, at $1,951 as of September 2026.
Rent in Fort Pierce changed +0.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($47,072) is $1,177 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,160); a 2-bedroom is $1,420.
The priciest of 4 ZIP codes in Fort Pierce, 34949 ($2,878/mo), costs 1.7 times the cheapest, 34950 ($1,700/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Fort Pierce. 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 Pierce, FL is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 18.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Fort Pierce, FL has changed in 5 years
Rent in Fort Pierce, FL has climbed 21.2% since 2022, going from about $1,610 per month to roughly $1,951 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in Fort Pierce, FL now reports about $47,072, up from $40,323 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 4.5 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 46,409 to 49,082 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.8% change. About 50.5% of households rent today, against 53.1% in 2021. For context, the 2022 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Fort Pierce, FL reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Fort Pierce is $1,951/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,160/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,420/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,160/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,960/mo.
At 50% of local median household income ($47,072/yr), Fort Pierce ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.6% over the past year.
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