Rents are 4% below what Gulfport'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 $2,045 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 Gulfport is 0% below its high of $2,045 in August 2026, at $2,045 as of September 2026.
Rent in Gulfport changed +3.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
30% of the median household income ($71,203) is $1,780 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,590); a 2-bedroom is $1,860.
Largo, 11 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,754/mo), about $3,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Gulfport. 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
Gulfport, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, 40.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Gulfport, FL has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Gulfport, FL has shifted from $1,656 to $2,045, up 23.5% since 2022. Household income in the area moved from $56,896 to $71,203 across the same window, up 25.1% versus 2021. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 42.5% to 40.3% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Gulfport, FL look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Gulfport is $2,045/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,470/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,860/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,590/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,380/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($71,203/yr), Gulfport ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.6% over the past year.
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At $2,045/mo, rent takes ~34% of Gulfport's median household income ($71,203/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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