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 2023, at $1,497. Washington County had the lowest, at $623. The median was $902. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,497Monroe County
Median90267 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Alachua County: 854 USDBaker County: 644 USDBay County: 1,053 USDBradford County: 724 USDBrevard County: 962 USDBroward County: 1,366 USDCalhoun County: 715 USDCharlotte County: 930 USDCitrus County: 721 USDClay County: 954 USDCollier County: 1,288 USDColumbia County: 643 USDDeSoto County: 716 USDDixie County: 692 USDDuval County: 954 USDEscambia County: 969 USDFlagler County: 937 USDFranklin County: 719 USDGadsden County: 902 USDGilchrist County: 854 USDGlades County: 794 USDGulf County: 908 USDHamilton County: 623 USDHardee County: 666 USDHendry County: 715 USDHernando County: 1,291 USDHighlands County: 707 USDHillsborough County: 1,291 USDHolmes County: 658 USDIndian River County: 845 USDJackson County: 658 USDJefferson County: 902 USDLafayette County: 773 USDLake County: 1,338 USDLee County: 1,134 USDLeon County: 902 USDLevy County: 623 USDLiberty County: 706 USDMadison County: 677 USDManatee County: 1,065 USDMarion County: 855 USDMartin County: 1,153 USDMiami-Dade County: 1,362 USDMonroe County: 1,497 USDNassau County: 954 USDOkaloosa County: 1,058 USDOkeechobee County: 739 USDOrange County: 1,338 USDOsceola County: 1,338 USDPalm Beach County: 1,258 USDPasco County: 1,291 USDPinellas County: 1,291 USDPolk County: 930 USDPutnam County: 623 USDSt. Johns County: 954 USDSt. Lucie County: 1,153 USDSanta Rosa County: 969 USDSarasota County: 1,065 USDSeminole County: 1,338 USDSumter County: 825 USDSuwannee County: 720 USDTaylor County: 706 USDUnion County: 706 USDVolusia County: 871 USDWakulla County: 828 USDWalton County: 889 USDWashington County: 623 USD
  • Under 710
  • 710 to 740
  • 740 to 900
  • 900 to 960
  • 960 to 1,300
  • 1,300 and over
USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Monroe County: 1,497 USDMonroe County1,497Broward County: 1,366 USDBroward County1,366Miami-Dade County: 1,362 USDMiami-Dade County1,362Lake County: 1,338 USDLake County1,338Orange County: 1,338 USDOrange County1,338Osceola County: 1,338 USDOsceola County1,338Seminole County: 1,338 USDSeminole County1,338Hernando County: 1,291 USDHernando County1,291Hillsborough County: 1,291 USDHillsborough County1,291Pasco County: 1,291 USDPasco County1,291Pinellas County: 1,291 USDPinellas County1,291Collier County: 1,288 USDCollier County1,288Palm Beach County: 1,258 USDPalm Beach County1,258Martin County: 1,153 USDMartin County1,153St. Lucie County: 1,153 USDSt. Lucie County1,153Lee County: 1,134 USDLee County1,134Manatee County: 1,065 USDManatee County1,065Sarasota County: 1,065 USDSarasota County1,065Okaloosa County: 1,058 USDOkaloosa County1,058Bay County: 1,053 USDBay County1,053Escambia County: 969 USDEscambia County969Santa Rosa County: 969 USDSanta Rosa County969Brevard County: 962 USDBrevard County962Clay County: 954 USDClay County954Duval County: 954 USDDuval County954Nassau County: 954 USDNassau County954St. Johns County: 954 USDSt. Johns County954Flagler County: 937 USDFlagler County937Charlotte County: 930 USDCharlotte County930Polk County: 930 USDPolk County930Gulf County: 908 USDGulf County908Gadsden County: 902 USDGadsden County902Jefferson County: 902 USDJefferson County902Leon County: 902 USDLeon County902Walton County: 889 USDWalton County889Volusia County: 871 USDVolusia County871Marion County: 855 USDMarion County855Alachua County: 854 USDAlachua County854Gilchrist County: 854 USDGilchrist County854Indian River County: 845 USDIndian River County845Monroe County: 1,497 USDMonroe County1,497Broward County: 1,366 USDBroward County1,366Miami-Dade County: 1,362 USDMiami-Dade County1,362Lake County: 1,338 USDLake County1,338Orange County: 1,338 USDOrange County1,338Osceola County: 1,338 USDOsceola County1,338Seminole County: 1,338 USDSeminole County1,338Hernando County: 1,291 USDHernando County1,291Hillsborough County: 1,291 USDHillsborough County1,291Pasco County: 1,291 USDPasco County1,291Pinellas County: 1,291 USDPinellas County1,291Collier County: 1,288 USDCollier County1,288Palm Beach County: 1,258 USDPalm Beach County1,258Martin County: 1,153 USDMartin County1,153St. Lucie County: 1,153 USDSt. Lucie County1,153Lee County: 1,134 USDLee County1,134Manatee County: 1,065 USDManatee County1,065Sarasota County: 1,065 USDSarasota County1,065Okaloosa County: 1,058 USDOkaloosa County1,058Bay County: 1,053 USDBay County1,053Escambia County: 969 USDEscambia County969Santa Rosa County: 969 USDSanta Rosa County969Brevard County: 962 USDBrevard County962Clay County: 954 USDClay County954Duval County: 954 USDDuval County954Nassau County: 954 USDNassau County954St. Johns County: 954 USDSt. Johns County954Flagler County: 937 USDFlagler County937Charlotte County: 930 USDCharlotte County930Polk County: 930 USDPolk County930Gulf County: 908 USDGulf County908Gadsden County: 902 USDGadsden County902Jefferson County: 902 USDJefferson County902Leon County: 902 USDLeon County902Walton County: 889 USDWalton County889Volusia County: 871 USDVolusia County871Marion County: 855 USDMarion County855Alachua County: 854 USDAlachua County854Gilchrist County: 854 USDGilchrist County854Indian River County: 845 USDIndian River County845
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Monroe County1,497+12.3%
2Broward County1,366+21.2%
3Miami-Dade County1,362+17.2%
4Lake County1,338+16.1%
4Orange County1,338+16.1%
4Osceola County1,338+16.1%
4Seminole County1,338+16.1%
8Hernando County1,291+23.7%
8Hillsborough County1,291+23.7%
8Pasco County1,291+23.7%
8Pinellas County1,291+23.7%
12Collier County1,288+16.5%
13Palm Beach County1,258+19.9%
14Martin County1,153+17.7%
14St. Lucie County1,153+17.7%
16Lee County1,134+16.2%
17Manatee County1,065+15.8%
17Sarasota County1,065+15.8%
19Okaloosa County1,058+7.8%
20Bay County1,053+16.6%
21Escambia County969+14.8%
21Santa Rosa County969+14.8%
23Brevard County962+18%
24Clay County954+15.4%
24Duval County954+15.4%
24Nassau County954+15.4%
24St. Johns County954+15.4%
28Flagler County937+17.1%
29Charlotte County930+11.8%
29Polk County930+12%
31Gulf County908+17.2%
32Gadsden County902+7.8%
32Jefferson County902+7.8%
32Leon County902+7.8%
35Walton County889+13.1%
36Volusia County871+15.5%
37Marion County855+15.5%
38Alachua County854+8.9%
38Gilchrist County854+8.9%
40Indian River County845+12.1%
41Wakulla County828+8%
42Sumter County825+9.9%
43Glades County794+13.1%
44Lafayette County773+9.3%
45Okeechobee County739+12.1%
46Bradford County724+10.7%
47Citrus County721+3.7%
48Suwannee County720+10.3%
49Franklin County719+10.1%
50DeSoto County716+9.6%
51Calhoun County715+9.5%
51Hendry County715+9.5%
53Highlands County707+10.1%
54Liberty County706+8.1%
54Taylor County706+8.1%
54Union County706+8.1%
57Dixie County692+6%
58Madison County677+3.7%
59Hardee County666+12.7%
60Holmes County658+13.3%
60Jackson County658+8.4%
62Baker County644+14%
63Columbia County643+4.7%
64Hamilton County623+8.9%
64Levy County623+8.9%
64Putnam County623+7.2%
64Washington County623+8.9%

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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/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Florida by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.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), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 15 Mar. 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/florida-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Florida by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/florida-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Florida by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/florida-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Monroe County, with $1,497 in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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

Washington County, with $623 in 2023.

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