Rents are 17% below what Santa Rosa Beach'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 $1,930 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 Santa Rosa Beach usually run 2.8% below trend in December and 2.4% above it in July, about $100 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in Santa Rosa Beach is 3.6% below its high of $2,002 in March 2022, at $1,930 as of September 2026.
Rent in Santa Rosa Beach changed +2.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent in Santa Rosa Beach is 40.4% 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 6 of the last 12 months.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Santa Rosa Beach. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How Santa Rosa Beach, FL has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Santa Rosa Beach, FL stood at $1,618 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,930, reflecting a 19.3% increase over the period. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Santa Rosa Beach, FL look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Santa Rosa Beach rent by bedroom count
Median rent for each apartment size in Santa Rosa Beach. Click any size for full breakdown.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Santa Rosa Beach is $1,930/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,360/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,730/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,560/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,420/mo.
At 32% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Santa Rosa Beach ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.7% over the past year.
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