At $1,702/mo, rent takes about 27% of the local median household income, comfortably within the 30% benchmark.
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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 $1,702 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 Wildwood is 4.9% below its high of $1,790 in February 2024, at $1,702 as of September 2026.
Rent in Wildwood changed +3.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($76,552) is $1,914 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,700); a 4-bedroom is $2,040.
Lady Lake, 11 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,497/mo), about $2,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Wildwood. 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
Wildwood, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, 39.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Wildwood, FL has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Wildwood, FL has shifted from $1,705 to $1,702, down 0.2% since 2023. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $59,158 in 2021 to $76,552 more recently. 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 Wildwood, FL adding about 2,861 residents over the five-year window, up 19.4% on net. The renter share has eased from 36.4% to 22.7%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 28.6% to 39.9% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Wildwood, FL market of 2023.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Wildwood is $1,702/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,040/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,370/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,040/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,700/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($76,552/yr), Wildwood ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.8% over the past year.
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