Rents are 8% below what Maitland'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 $1,960 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 Maitland usually run 1.2% below trend in January and 1.2% above it in August, about $47 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in Maitland is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2017.
Rent in Maitland changed +4.6% 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 Maitland rose 34.3% while median household income rose 27.9% ($75,944 to $97,150). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Maitland is 39.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($97,150) is $2,429 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,100); a 3-bedroom is $2,670.
Altamonte Springs, 3 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,588/mo), about $4,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Maitland. 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
Maitland, FL is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 58.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Maitland, FL has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Maitland, FL has climbed from $1,445 to $1,960, a 35.6% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $84,289 in 2021 to $97,150 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 1.6% since 2021, moving from about 19,154 residents to roughly 19,469. Renters now make up 55.6% of households, compared with 52.5% five years ago. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Maitland, FL market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Maitland is $1,960/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,750/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,100/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,850/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,670/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($97,150/yr), Maitland ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.6% over the past year.
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