Rents are 12% below what Rockledge'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 $1,952 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 Rockledge usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 0.4% above it in July, about $23 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Rockledge is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Rockledge changed +2.3% 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 Rockledge rose 40.9% while median household income rose 23.4% ($68,265 to $84,255). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Rockledge is 42.9% 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 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($84,255) is $2,106 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,880); a 3-bedroom is $2,560.
Titusville, 20 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,585/mo), about $4,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Rockledge. 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
Rockledge, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, 31.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Rockledge, FL has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Rockledge, FL has increased from $1,511 to $1,952, a 29.2% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in Rockledge, FL now reports about $84,255, up from $73,327 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 6.1% since 2021, moving from about 27,466 residents to roughly 29,133. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Rockledge, FL reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Rockledge is $1,952/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,380/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,880/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,620/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,560/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($84,255/yr), Rockledge ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.3% over the past year.
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