Rents are 3% above what Surfside's 10-year trend predicts — running hotter than its own history.
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 $5,096 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 Surfside is 2.1% below its high of $5,207 in July 2026, at $5,096 as of September 2026.
Rent in Surfside changed +5.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($100,208) is $2,505 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,782); a 3-bedroom is $3,501.
North Bay Village, 3 miles away, rents for 45% less ($2,828/mo), about $27,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Surfside. 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
Surfside, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 57.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Surfside, FL has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Surfside, FL stood at $4,418 in 2022 and currently runs about $5,096, reflecting a 15.3% increase over the period. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $67,544 in 2021 to $100,208 more recently. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. Renters now make up 26% of households, compared with 39.8% five years ago. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Surfside, FL market of 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Surfside is $5,096/mo as of October 2026. a 2-bedroom runs $1,782/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,498/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,501/mo.
At 61% of local median household income ($100,208/yr), Surfside ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.7% over the past year.
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