Rents are 7% below what Green Cove Springs's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,209 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 Green Cove Springs usually run 1.3% below trend in February and 1.1% above it in September, about $53 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Green Cove Springs is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in November 2020.
Rent in Green Cove Springs changed +1.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($75,142) is $1,879 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,660); a 3-bedroom is $2,070.
Saint Johns, 13 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,962/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Green Cove Springs. 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
Green Cove Springs, FL is majority owner-occupied, 27.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Green Cove Springs, FL has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Green Cove Springs, FL has climbed from $1,656 to $2,209, a 33.4% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $59,200 in 2021 to $75,142 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 7.4% since 2021, moving from about 9,351 residents to roughly 10,044. Renters now make up 35% of households, compared with 21.7% five years ago. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Green Cove Springs, FL market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Green Cove Springs is $2,209/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,320/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,660/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,390/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,070/mo.
At 35% of local median household income ($75,142/yr), Green Cove Springs ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.7% over the past year.
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