Rents are right about where Gulf Breeze's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $2,075 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 Gulf Breeze is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2022.
Rent in Gulf Breeze changed +3.0% 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 ($104,050) is $2,601 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,115); a 3-bedroom is $2,830.
Pensacola, 13 miles away, rents for 21% less ($1,640/mo), about $5,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Gulf Breeze. 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
Gulf Breeze, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 57.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Gulf Breeze, FL has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Gulf Breeze, FL has shifted from $1,868 to $2,075, up 11.1% since 2022. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $99,256 in 2021 to $104,050 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Gulf Breeze, FL adding about 411 residents over the five-year window, up 6.6% on net. The renter share has eased from 23.9% to 21.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Gulf Breeze, FL market of 2022.
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Gulf Breeze rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Gulf Breeze is $2,075/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,610/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,115/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,795/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,830/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($104,050/yr), Gulf Breeze ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.0% over the past year.
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At $2,075/mo, rent takes ~24% of Gulf Breeze's median household income ($104,050/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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