Rents are 9% below what Wellington'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 $3,808 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 Wellington usually run 5.6% below trend in May and 5.7% above it in November, about $430 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Wellington is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Wellington changed +6.8% 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 Wellington rose 66% while median household income rose 24.9% ($92,586 to $115,632). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Wellington is 74.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 8 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($115,632) is $2,891 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,790); a 3-bedroom is $3,640.
Royal Palm Beach, 6 miles away, rents for 25% less ($2,856/mo), about $11,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Wellington. 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
Wellington, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 49.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Wellington, FL has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Wellington, FL has shifted from $2,575 to $3,808, up 47.9% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $98,163 to $115,632 between 2021 and 2024, a 17.8% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Wellington, FL adding about 701 residents over the five-year window, up 1.1% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 46.1% to 49.7% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in Wellington, 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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Wellington rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Wellington is $3,808/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,090/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,790/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,330/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,640/mo.
At 40% of local median household income ($115,632/yr), Wellington ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.8% over the past year.
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