Rents are right about where Satellite Beach's 10-year trend predicts.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,726 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
Rent in Satellite Beach is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in October 2022.
Rent in Satellite Beach changed +5.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($119,134) is $2,978 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,690); a 4-bedroom is $3,080.
Indian Harbour Beach, 2 miles away, rents for 20% less ($2,175/mo), about $6,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Satellite Beach. 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
Satellite Beach, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 56.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Satellite Beach, FL has changed in 5 years
Since 2023, the typical rent in Satellite Beach, FL has climbed from $2,481 to $2,726, a 9.9% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $119,134 today, compared with $92,750 five years earlier. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 2.0% since 2021, moving from about 11,093 residents to roughly 11,313. College-educated residents now make up 56.6% of adults here, versus 53.4% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2023.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Satellite Beach is $2,726/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,460/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,980/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,700/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,690/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($119,134/yr), Satellite Beach ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.0% over the past year.
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At $2,726/mo, rent takes ~27% of Satellite Beach's median household income ($119,134/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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