Rents are 10% below what Hudson'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 $1,843 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
March. Asking rents in Hudson usually run 1.2% below trend in March and 1% above it in October, about $41 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Hudson is 0.5% below its high of $1,853 in August 2026, at $1,843 as of September 2026.
Rent in Hudson changed +5.1% 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 Hudson rose 63% while median household income rose 23.4% ($41,754 to $51,513). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Hudson is 73.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($51,513) is $1,288 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,375).
Brooksville, 18 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,619/mo), about $2,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Hudson. 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
Hudson, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 18% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hudson, FL has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Hudson, FL stood at $1,235 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,843, reflecting a 49.2% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $43,508 to $51,513 between 2021 and 2024, a 18.4% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Renters now make up 22.9% of households, compared with 26.2% five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in Hudson, FL reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Hudson is $1,843/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,375/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,740/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,480/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,230/mo.
At 43% of local median household income ($51,513/yr), Hudson ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.1% over the past year.
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