Rents are 9% below what Hialeah'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 $2,343 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
January. Asking rents in Hialeah usually run 0.5% below trend in January and 0.6% above it in July, about $26 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Hialeah is 1% below its high of $2,366 in January 2025, at $2,343 as of September 2026.
Rent in Hialeah changed -0.6% 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 Hialeah rose 54.7% while median household income rose 58.5% ($35,068 to $55,594). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Hialeah is 52.6% 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 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($55,594) is $1,390 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,717).
The priciest of 6 ZIP codes in Hialeah, 33018 ($2,981/mo), costs 44% more than the cheapest, 33010 ($2,064/mo).
Opa-locka, 4 miles away, rents for 18% less ($1,931/mo), about $4,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Hialeah. 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
Hialeah, FL is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 22.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hialeah, FL has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Hialeah, FL has increased from $1,629 to $2,343, a 43.8% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $55,594 today, compared with $43,181 five years earlier. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 22.1% of adults here, versus 18.6% in 2021. 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 Hialeah is $2,343/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,717/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,347/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,910/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,037/mo.
At 51% of local median household income ($55,594/yr), Hialeah ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.6% over the past year.
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