Rents are 11% below what Saint Augustine'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 $1,982 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
December. Asking rents in Saint Augustine usually run 0.7% below trend in December and 0.8% above it in July, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Saint Augustine is 0.1% below its high of $1,983 in June 2026, at $1,982 as of September 2026.
Rent in Saint Augustine changed +0.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent in Saint Augustine is 37.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
The priciest of 5 ZIP codes in Saint Augustine, 32092 ($2,267/mo), costs 28% more than the cheapest, 32084 ($1,765/mo).
Palatka, 25 miles away, rents for 31% less ($1,371/mo), about $7,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Saint Augustine. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How Saint Augustine, FL has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Saint Augustine, FL has climbed from $1,583 to $1,982, a 25.2% change over five years. Taken together, the five-year picture in Saint Augustine, 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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Saint Augustine rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Saint Augustine is $1,982/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,558/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,954/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,640/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,444/mo.
At 33% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Saint Augustine ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.5% over the past year.
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