Rents are 4% below what Sun City Center's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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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 $2,156 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
November. Asking rents in Sun City Center usually run 1.3% below trend in November and 0.8% above it in August, about $45 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Sun City Center is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in September 2021.
Rent in Sun City Center changed +1.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($73,528) is $1,838 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($1,770); a 1-bedroom is $1,900.
Brandon, 15 miles away, rents for 20% less ($1,729/mo), about $5,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Sun City Center. 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
Sun City Center, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, 38.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Sun City Center, FL has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Sun City Center, FL paid around $1,974 a month. That figure now sits near $2,156, up 9.2% from the 2022 baseline. Median household income climbed from $58,221 to $73,528 between 2021 and 2024, a 26.3% shift. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show Sun City Center, FL adding about 6,628 residents over the five-year window, up 24.6% on net. Taken together, the five-year picture in Sun City Center, 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 Sun City Center is $2,156/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,770/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,230/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,900/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,860/mo.
At 35% of local median household income ($73,528/yr), Sun City Center ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.2% over the past year.
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