Rents are 12% below what Saint Johns's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Saint Johns's market median, because the published HUD values all ran above it. They are gross rents that include essential utilities (electricity, water, gas, sewer, trash).
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Saint Johns usually run 1% below trend in January and 1.1% above it in July, about $41 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Saint Johns is 2.3% below its high of $2,008 in June 2022, at $1,962 as of September 2026.
Rent in Saint Johns changed -0.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent in Saint Johns is 34.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
Orange Park, 12 miles away, rents for 18% less ($1,605/mo), about $4,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Saint Johns. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How Saint Johns, FL has changed in 5 years
Rent in Saint Johns, FL has climbed 23.0% since 2021, going from about $1,595 per month to roughly $1,962 today. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Saint Johns, FL market of 2021.
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Saint Johns rent by bedroom count
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Tips for renters in Saint Johns
Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Saint Johns is $1,962/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,462/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,837/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,540/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,296/mo.
At 33% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Saint Johns ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.1% over the past year.
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