At $1,550/mo, rent takes about 33% of the local median household income, slightly above the 30% benchmark.
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 $1,550 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
Rent in North Fort Myers is 7.2% below its high of $1,671 in December 2023, at $1,550 as of September 2026.
Rent in North Fort Myers changed -1.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($56,261) is $1,407 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,200); a 2-bedroom is $1,510.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for North Fort Myers. 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
North Fort Myers, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 21.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How North Fort Myers, FL has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in North Fort Myers, FL paid around $1,634 a month. That figure now sits near $1,550, down 5.1% from the 2023 baseline. Median household income climbed from $50,177 to $56,261 between 2021 and 2024, a 12.1% shift. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show North Fort Myers, FL adding about 3,442 residents over the five-year window, up 8.3% on net. The renter share has eased from 16.4% to 14.3%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 19.2% to 21.6% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in North Fort Myers, 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 North Fort Myers is $1,550/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,200/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,510/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,200/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,980/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($56,261/yr), North Fort Myers ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.3% over the past year.
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