At $1,937/mo, rent takes about 28% of the local median household income, comfortably within 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 $1,937 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 Port is 7.5% below its high of $2,093 in April 2023, at $1,937 as of September 2026.
Rent in North Port 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 4 months in a row, and rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($84,049) is $2,101 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,970); a 3-bedroom is $2,588.
The priciest of 4 ZIP codes in North Port, 34291 ($2,091/mo), costs 17% more than the cheapest, 34287 ($1,787/mo).
Port Charlotte, 7 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,741/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for North Port. 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 Port, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, 29.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How North Port, FL has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2022, rent in North Port, FL has climbed by $32 per month, settling near $1,937 after starting the period at $1,905. Median household income grew from $69,265 to $84,049 between 2021 and 2024, a 21.3% shift. Income growth outran rent by about 19.6 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 74,131 to 84,605 between 2021 and 2024, a 14.1% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 25.8% to 29.9%. Taken together, the five-year picture in North Port, 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 Port is $1,937/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,350/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,970/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,688/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,588/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($84,049/yr), North Port ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.3% over the past year.
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