Rents are 17% below what Sebring'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 $1,566 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
May. Asking rents in Sebring usually run 0.7% below trend in May and 0.4% above it in October, about $17 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in Sebring is 0.4% below its high of $1,572 in January 2026, at $1,566 as of September 2026.
Rent in Sebring changed +0.4% 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 Sebring rose 57.4% while median household income rose 71.7% ($25,737 to $44,184). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Sebring is 52.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($44,184) is $1,105 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($980); a 2-bedroom is $1,275.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Sebring, 33872 ($1,660/mo), costs 11% more than the cheapest, 33870 ($1,489/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Sebring. 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
Sebring, FL is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 21% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Sebring, FL has changed in 5 years
Since 2020, the typical rent in Sebring, FL has increased from $1,015 to $1,566, a 54.3% change over five years. Median household income rose from $32,607 to $44,184 between 2021 and 2024, a 35.5% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 5.1% since 2021, moving from about 10,832 residents to roughly 11,382. Renters now make up 48.1% of households, compared with 50.8% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 21% of adults here, versus 15.2% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in Sebring, 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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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Sebring is $1,566/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $875/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,275/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $980/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,570/mo.
At 43% of local median household income ($44,184/yr), Sebring ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.4% over the past year.
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