Counties in Florida by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)

Monroe County had the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) of 67 counties in 2019, at $1,054. Jackson County had the lowest, at $446. The median was $651. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,054Monroe County
Median65167 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Alachua County: 694 USDBaker County: 490 USDBay County: 765 USDBradford County: 591 USDBrevard County: 642 USDBroward County: 950 USDCalhoun County: 591 USDCharlotte County: 755 USDCitrus County: 620 USDClay County: 632 USDCollier County: 853 USDColumbia County: 611 USDDeSoto County: 557 USDDixie County: 591 USDDuval County: 632 USDEscambia County: 789 USDFlagler County: 929 USDFranklin County: 637 USDGadsden County: 727 USDGilchrist County: 694 USDGlades County: 584 USDGulf County: 695 USDHamilton County: 591 USDHardee County: 591 USDHendry County: 649 USDHernando County: 860 USDHighlands County: 540 USDHillsborough County: 860 USDHolmes County: 523 USDIndian River County: 617 USDJackson County: 446 USDJefferson County: 727 USDLafayette County: 591 USDLake County: 932 USDLee County: 776 USDLeon County: 727 USDLevy County: 524 USDLiberty County: 591 USDMadison County: 470 USDManatee County: 811 USDMarion County: 631 USDMartin County: 855 USDMiami-Dade County: 951 USDMonroe County: 1,054 USDNassau County: 632 USDOkaloosa County: 847 USDOkeechobee County: 651 USDOrange County: 932 USDOsceola County: 932 USDPalm Beach County: 953 USDPasco County: 860 USDPinellas County: 860 USDPolk County: 703 USDPutnam County: 603 USDSt. Johns County: 632 USDSt. Lucie County: 855 USDSanta Rosa County: 789 USDSarasota County: 811 USDSeminole County: 932 USDSumter County: 626 USDSuwannee County: 591 USDTaylor County: 591 USDUnion County: 591 USDVolusia County: 700 USDWakulla County: 606 USDWalton County: 700 USDWashington County: 521 USD
  • Under 590
  • 590 to 620
  • 620 to 650
  • 650 to 770
  • 770 to 860
  • 860 and over
USD, 2019. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Monroe County: 1,054 USDMonroe County1,054Palm Beach County: 953 USDPalm Beach County953Miami-Dade County: 951 USDMiami-Dade County951Broward County: 950 USDBroward County950Lake County: 932 USDLake County932Orange County: 932 USDOrange County932Osceola County: 932 USDOsceola County932Seminole County: 932 USDSeminole County932Flagler County: 929 USDFlagler County929Hernando County: 860 USDHernando County860Hillsborough County: 860 USDHillsborough County860Pasco County: 860 USDPasco County860Pinellas County: 860 USDPinellas County860Martin County: 855 USDMartin County855St. Lucie County: 855 USDSt. Lucie County855Collier County: 853 USDCollier County853Okaloosa County: 847 USDOkaloosa County847Manatee County: 811 USDManatee County811Sarasota County: 811 USDSarasota County811Escambia County: 789 USDEscambia County789Santa Rosa County: 789 USDSanta Rosa County789Lee County: 776 USDLee County776Bay County: 765 USDBay County765Charlotte County: 755 USDCharlotte County755Gadsden County: 727 USDGadsden County727Jefferson County: 727 USDJefferson County727Leon County: 727 USDLeon County727Polk County: 703 USDPolk County703Volusia County: 700 USDVolusia County700Walton County: 700 USDWalton County700Gulf County: 695 USDGulf County695Alachua County: 694 USDAlachua County694Gilchrist County: 694 USDGilchrist County694Okeechobee County: 651 USDOkeechobee County651Hendry County: 649 USDHendry County649Brevard County: 642 USDBrevard County642Franklin County: 637 USDFranklin County637Clay County: 632 USDClay County632Duval County: 632 USDDuval County632Nassau County: 632 USDNassau County632Monroe County: 1,054 USDMonroe County1,054Palm Beach County: 953 USDPalm Beach County953Miami-Dade County: 951 USDMiami-Dade County951Broward County: 950 USDBroward County950Lake County: 932 USDLake County932Orange County: 932 USDOrange County932Osceola County: 932 USDOsceola County932Seminole County: 932 USDSeminole County932Flagler County: 929 USDFlagler County929Hernando County: 860 USDHernando County860Hillsborough County: 860 USDHillsborough County860Pasco County: 860 USDPasco County860Pinellas County: 860 USDPinellas County860Martin County: 855 USDMartin County855St. Lucie County: 855 USDSt. Lucie County855Collier County: 853 USDCollier County853Okaloosa County: 847 USDOkaloosa County847Manatee County: 811 USDManatee County811Sarasota County: 811 USDSarasota County811Escambia County: 789 USDEscambia County789Santa Rosa County: 789 USDSanta Rosa County789Lee County: 776 USDLee County776Bay County: 765 USDBay County765Charlotte County: 755 USDCharlotte County755Gadsden County: 727 USDGadsden County727Jefferson County: 727 USDJefferson County727Leon County: 727 USDLeon County727Polk County: 703 USDPolk County703Volusia County: 700 USDVolusia County700Walton County: 700 USDWalton County700Gulf County: 695 USDGulf County695Alachua County: 694 USDAlachua County694Gilchrist County: 694 USDGilchrist County694Okeechobee County: 651 USDOkeechobee County651Hendry County: 649 USDHendry County649Brevard County: 642 USDBrevard County642Franklin County: 637 USDFranklin County637Clay County: 632 USDClay County632Duval County: 632 USDDuval County632Nassau County: 632 USDNassau County632
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD
Change on 2018
1Monroe County1,054+9.8%
2Palm Beach County953+4.5%
3Miami-Dade County951+9.2%
4Broward County950+6.9%
5Lake County932+9.8%
5Orange County932+9.8%
5Osceola County932+9.8%
5Seminole County932+9.8%
9Flagler County929+14.5%
10Hernando County860+12.4%
10Hillsborough County860+12.4%
10Pasco County860+12.4%
10Pinellas County860+12.4%
14Martin County855+8.8%
14St. Lucie County855+8.8%
16Collier County853+9.6%
17Okaloosa County847-0.2%
18Manatee County811+5.9%
18Sarasota County811+5.9%
20Escambia County789+12.4%
20Santa Rosa County789+12.4%
22Lee County776+10.7%
23Bay County765+4.7%
24Charlotte County755+17.6%
25Gadsden County727-0.1%
25Jefferson County727-0.1%
25Leon County727-0.1%
28Polk County703+8.5%
29Volusia County700+14.9%
29Walton County700-3.2%
31Gulf County695+5%
32Alachua County694+7.1%
32Gilchrist County694+7.1%
34Okeechobee County651+15.2%
35Hendry County649+3.3%
36Brevard County642-1.1%
37Franklin County637-0.9%
38Clay County632+4.6%
38Duval County632+4.6%
38Nassau County632+4.6%
38St. Johns County632+4.6%
42Marion County631+4.8%
43Sumter County626+14%
44Citrus County620+4%
45Indian River County617+4.8%
46Columbia County611+4.4%
47Wakulla County606-10%
48Putnam County603+2.7%
49Bradford County591+5%
49Calhoun County591+5%
49Dixie County591+5%
49Hamilton County591+15.4%
49Hardee County591+5%
49Lafayette County591+5%
49Liberty County591+5%
49Suwannee County591+5%
49Taylor County591+5%
49Union County591+5%
59Glades County584-0.3%
60DeSoto County557+3.1%
61Highlands County540+7.1%
62Levy County524-1.7%
63Holmes County523-10%
64Washington County521+1.8%
65Baker County490+3.6%
66Madison County470+5.6%
67Jackson County446-6.9%

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2019). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Florida by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Florida by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2019. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 15 Mar. 2019, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/florida-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2019. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Florida by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/florida-counties?period=2019.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2019) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Florida by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/florida-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Monroe County, with $1,054 in 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Jackson County, with $446 in 2019.

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