Rents are 13% below what Kissimmee'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 $1,926 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 Kissimmee usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 0.7% above it in June, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Kissimmee is 0.5% below its high of $1,936 in March 2023, at $1,926 as of September 2026.
Rent in Kissimmee changed +0.5% 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 Kissimmee rose 39% while median household income rose 31.7% ($40,826 to $53,758). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Kissimmee is 37.4% 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 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($53,758) is $1,344 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,648).
The priciest of 4 ZIP codes in Kissimmee, 34743 ($2,073/mo), costs 17% more than the cheapest, 34741 ($1,765/mo).
Pine Hills, 19 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,636/mo), about $3,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Kissimmee. 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
Kissimmee, FL is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income below the national average, 26.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Kissimmee, FL has changed in 5 years
Rent in Kissimmee, FL has climbed 28.6% since 2021, going from about $1,498 per month to roughly $1,926 today. Census figures show median household income at $53,758 today, compared with $41,746 five years earlier. Headcount in the area went from 77,189 to 81,479 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.6% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 20.7% to 26.6%. 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 Kissimmee is $1,926/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,648/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,975/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,743/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,510/mo.
At 43% of local median household income ($53,758/yr), Kissimmee ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.5% over the past year.
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