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Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Lee County

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Lee County was $1,555 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is down 4.5% from 2026. That is the 16th highest of 67 counties in 2027.

2027, USD1,555
Change on 2026-4.5%
Rank16th of 67Counties in Florida ranked
Series high1,6292026
Series low6812016

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Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Lee County, 2010 to 2027

6008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002010201320162019202220272010: 837 USD2011: 810 USD2012: 733 USD2013: 718 USD2014: 700 USD2015: 703 USD2016: 681 USD2017: 687 USD2018: 701 USD2019: 776 USD2020: 875 USD2021: 931 USD2022: 976 USD2023: 1,134 USD2024: 1,329 USD2025: 1,478 USD2026: 1,629 USD2027: 1,555 USD5007501,0001,2501,5001,75020102016202220272010: 837 USD2011: 810 USD2012: 733 USD2013: 718 USD2014: 700 USD2015: 703 USD2016: 681 USD2017: 687 USD2018: 701 USD2019: 776 USD2020: 875 USD2021: 931 USD2022: 976 USD2023: 1,134 USD2024: 1,329 USD2025: 1,478 USD2026: 1,629 USD2027: 1,555 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20271,555
20261,629
20251,478
20241,329
20231,134
2022976
2021931
2020875
2019776
2018701
2017687
2016681
2015703
2014700
2013718
2012733
2011810
2010837

Lee County compared with nearby places

Alachua County: 1,197 USDBaker County: 921 USDBay County: 1,414 USDBradford County: 879 USDBrevard County: 1,327 USDBroward County: 1,759 USDCalhoun County: 840 USDCharlotte County: 1,097 USDCitrus County: 985 USDClay County: 1,401 USDCollier County: 1,418 USDColumbia County: 891 USDDeSoto County: 948 USDDixie County: 840 USDDuval County: 1,401 USDEscambia County: 1,154 USDFlagler County: 1,326 USDFranklin County: 930 USDGadsden County: 1,186 USDGilchrist County: 1,197 USDGlades County: 982 USDGulf County: 1,161 USDHamilton County: 840 USDHardee County: 953 USDHendry County: 964 USDHernando County: 1,597 USDHighlands County: 877 USDHillsborough County: 1,597 USDHolmes County: 846 USDIndian River County: 1,171 USDJackson County: 724 USDJefferson County: 1,186 USDLafayette County: 1,037 USDLake County: 1,658 USDLee County: 1,555 USDLeon County: 1,186 USDLevy County: 683 USDLiberty County: 849 USDMadison County: 786 USDManatee County: 1,749 USDMarion County: 1,194 USDMartin County: 1,707 USDMiami-Dade County: 1,953 USDMonroe County: 1,554 USDNassau County: 1,401 USDOkaloosa County: 1,421 USDOkeechobee County: 923 USDOrange County: 1,658 USDOsceola County: 1,658 USDPalm Beach County: 1,907 USDPasco County: 1,597 USDPinellas County: 1,597 USDPolk County: 1,258 USDPutnam County: 787 USDSt. Johns County: 1,401 USDSt. Lucie County: 1,707 USDSanta Rosa County: 1,154 USDSarasota County: 1,749 USDSeminole County: 1,658 USDSumter County: 1,092 USDSuwannee County: 871 USDTaylor County: 840 USDUnion County: 772 USDVolusia County: 1,258 USDWakulla County: 1,073 USDWalton County: 1,123 USDWashington County: 896 USD
  • Under 870
  • 870 to 980
  • 980 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 1,400
  • 1,400 to 1,600
  • 1,600 and over
Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027, USD. Lee County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for an efficiency (a unit with no separate bedroom) in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (n.d.). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Lee County, 2010 to 2027) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Lee County, 2010 to 2027. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/lee-county-florida. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. n.d. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Lee County, 2010 to 2027. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/lee-county-florida.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Lee County, 2010 to 2027 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/lee-county-florida (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Lee County?

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Lee County was $1,555 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is down 4.5% from 2026. That is the 16th highest of 67 counties in 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Lee County?

$1,629 in 2026, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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