Rents are 9% below what Winter Springs'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 $2,007 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
January. Asking rents in Winter Springs usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 1.1% above it in August, about $40 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Winter Springs is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Winter Springs changed +2.4% 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 Winter Springs rose 41.8% while median household income rose 28.8% ($71,898 to $92,574). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Winter Springs is 45.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($92,574) is $2,314 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,090); a 3-bedroom is $2,650.
Altamonte Springs, 7 miles away, rents for 21% less ($1,588/mo), about $5,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Winter Springs. 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
Winter Springs, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 48.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Winter Springs, FL has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Winter Springs, FL stood at $1,486 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,007, reflecting a 35.1% increase over the period. Household income in the area moved from $78,969 to $92,574 across the same window, up 17.2% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 2.4% since 2021, moving from about 38,021 residents to roughly 38,951. College-educated residents now make up 48.9% of adults here, versus 51% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Winter Springs, FL look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Winter Springs is $2,007/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,750/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,090/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,840/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,650/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($92,574/yr), Winter Springs ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.4% over the past year.
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