Rents are 20% below what Lehigh Acres'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 $1,812 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
November. Asking rents in Lehigh Acres usually run 0.8% below trend in November and 0.8% above it in May, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Lehigh Acres is 7.7% below its high of $1,963 in January 2024, at $1,812 as of September 2026.
Rent in Lehigh Acres changed -2.2% 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 Lehigh Acres rose 62.4% while median household income rose 38% ($48,483 to $66,890). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Lehigh Acres is 49% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 3 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($66,890) is $1,672 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,477); a 2-bedroom is $1,828.
The priciest of 6 ZIP codes in Lehigh Acres, 33976 ($1,996/mo), costs 29% more than the cheapest, 33936 ($1,549/mo).
North Fort Myers, 15 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,550/mo), about $3,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Lehigh Acres. 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
Lehigh Acres, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 14.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lehigh Acres, FL has changed in 5 years
Rent in Lehigh Acres, FL has climbed 32.2% since 2021, going from about $1,371 per month to roughly $1,812 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in Lehigh Acres, FL now reports about $66,890, up from $52,894 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 5.7 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 123,751 to 132,353 between 2021 and 2024, a 7.0% change. About 30% of households rent today, against 35.6% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Lehigh Acres, FL reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Lehigh Acres is $1,812/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,468/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,828/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,477/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,402/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($66,890/yr), Lehigh Acres ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 2.2% over the past year.
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