Rents are 7% below what Lithia'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 $2,471 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 Lithia usually run 1% below trend in March and 1.2% above it in August, about $54 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Lithia is 0.4% below its high of $2,480 in August 2026, at $2,471 as of September 2026.
Rent in Lithia changed +1.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent in Lithia is 44.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
Mulberry, 7 miles away, rents for 29% less ($1,760/mo), about $8,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Lithia. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How Lithia, FL has changed in 5 years
Rent in Lithia, FL has increased 29.3% since 2021, going from about $1,911 per month to roughly $2,471 today. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Lithia, FL look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Lithia rent by bedroom count
Median rent for each apartment size in Lithia. Click any size for full breakdown.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Lithia is $2,471/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,350/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,970/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,530/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,800/mo.
At 41% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Lithia ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.4% over the past year.
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At $2,471/mo, rent takes ~41% of US median household income ($72,000/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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