Rents are 12% below what North Lauderdale'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 $2,248 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 North Lauderdale usually run 0.4% below trend in November and 0.5% above it in May, about $20 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in North Lauderdale is 2.4% below its high of $2,304 in April 2025, at $2,248 as of September 2026.
Rent in North Lauderdale changed -0.4% 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 North Lauderdale rose 60.7% while median household income rose 44.7% ($43,759 to $63,326). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in North Lauderdale is 56.3% 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 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($63,326) is $1,583 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,810).
Lauderhill, 4 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,893/mo), about $4,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for North Lauderdale. 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
North Lauderdale, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 21.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How North Lauderdale, FL has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in North Lauderdale, FL paid around $1,531 a month. That figure now sits near $2,248, up 46.8% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $49,426 to $63,326 between 2021 and 2024, a 28.1% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show North Lauderdale, FL adding about 655 residents over the five-year window, up 1.5% on net. The renter share has eased from 45.4% to 39.9%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 17.7% to 21.8% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in North Lauderdale, 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 Lauderdale is $2,248/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,810/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,450/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,980/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,380/mo.
At 43% of local median household income ($63,326/yr), North Lauderdale ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.4% over the past year.
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