Rents are 12% below what Orlando'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 $1,889 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 Orlando usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in July, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Orlando is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Orlando changed +1.1% 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 Orlando rose 37.3% while median household income rose 39.8% ($51,757 to $72,336). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Orlando is 36% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($72,336) is $1,808 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($1,763); a 1-bedroom is $1,860.
The priciest of 26 ZIP codes in Orlando, 32814 ($2,617/mo), costs 1.8 times the cheapest, 32805 ($1,463/mo).
Pine Hills, 5 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,636/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Orlando. 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
Orlando, FL is majority renter-occupied, 42.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Orlando, FL has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Orlando, FL stood at $1,450 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,889, reflecting a 30.3% increase over the period. Household income in the area moved from $58,968 to $72,336 across the same window, up 22.7% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 5.5% since 2021, moving from about 302,968 residents to roughly 319,758. College-educated residents now make up 42.5% of adults here, versus 40.1% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Orlando, FL look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Orlando is $1,889/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,763/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,109/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,860/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,678/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($72,336/yr), Orlando ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.1% over the past year.
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