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

Monroe County had the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 67 counties in 2016, at $1,828. Madison County had the lowest, at $787. The median was $1,193. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,828Monroe County
Median1,19367 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Alachua County: 1,196 USDBaker County: 957 USDBay County: 1,249 USDBradford County: 924 USDBrevard County: 1,209 USDBroward County: 1,790 USDCalhoun County: 847 USDCharlotte County: 1,169 USDCitrus County: 1,011 USDClay County: 1,270 USDCollier County: 1,391 USDColumbia County: 1,249 USDDeSoto County: 927 USDDixie County: 819 USDDuval County: 1,270 USDEscambia County: 1,149 USDFlagler County: 1,201 USDFranklin County: 1,040 USDGadsden County: 1,193 USDGilchrist County: 1,196 USDGlades County: 942 USDGulf County: 1,001 USDHamilton County: 866 USDHardee County: 905 USDHendry County: 995 USDHernando County: 1,319 USDHighlands County: 1,007 USDHillsborough County: 1,319 USDHolmes County: 840 USDIndian River County: 1,183 USDJackson County: 861 USDJefferson County: 1,193 USDLafayette County: 787 USDLake County: 1,332 USDLee County: 1,195 USDLeon County: 1,193 USDLevy County: 879 USDLiberty County: 874 USDMadison County: 787 USDManatee County: 1,332 USDMarion County: 1,047 USDMartin County: 1,279 USDMiami-Dade County: 1,671 USDMonroe County: 1,828 USDNassau County: 1,270 USDOkaloosa County: 1,348 USDOkeechobee County: 873 USDOrange County: 1,332 USDOsceola County: 1,332 USDPalm Beach County: 1,691 USDPasco County: 1,319 USDPinellas County: 1,319 USDPolk County: 1,200 USDPutnam County: 808 USDSt. Johns County: 1,270 USDSt. Lucie County: 1,279 USDSanta Rosa County: 1,149 USDSarasota County: 1,332 USDSeminole County: 1,332 USDSumter County: 1,061 USDSuwannee County: 877 USDTaylor County: 874 USDUnion County: 836 USDVolusia County: 1,213 USDWakulla County: 1,111 USDWalton County: 1,093 USDWashington County: 836 USD
  • Under 870
  • 870 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 1,300
  • 1,300 and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Monroe County: 1,828 USDMonroe County1,828Broward County: 1,790 USDBroward County1,790Palm Beach County: 1,691 USDPalm Beach County1,691Miami-Dade County: 1,671 USDMiami-Dade County1,671Collier County: 1,391 USDCollier County1,391Okaloosa County: 1,348 USDOkaloosa County1,348Lake County: 1,332 USDLake County1,332Manatee County: 1,332 USDManatee County1,332Orange County: 1,332 USDOrange County1,332Osceola County: 1,332 USDOsceola County1,332Sarasota County: 1,332 USDSarasota County1,332Seminole County: 1,332 USDSeminole County1,332Hernando County: 1,319 USDHernando County1,319Hillsborough County: 1,319 USDHillsborough County1,319Pasco County: 1,319 USDPasco County1,319Pinellas County: 1,319 USDPinellas County1,319Martin County: 1,279 USDMartin County1,279St. Lucie County: 1,279 USDSt. Lucie County1,279Clay County: 1,270 USDClay County1,270Duval County: 1,270 USDDuval County1,270Nassau County: 1,270 USDNassau County1,270St. Johns County: 1,270 USDSt. Johns County1,270Bay County: 1,249 USDBay County1,249Columbia County: 1,249 USDColumbia County1,249Volusia County: 1,213 USDVolusia County1,213Brevard County: 1,209 USDBrevard County1,209Flagler County: 1,201 USDFlagler County1,201Polk County: 1,200 USDPolk County1,200Alachua County: 1,196 USDAlachua County1,196Gilchrist County: 1,196 USDGilchrist County1,196Lee County: 1,195 USDLee County1,195Gadsden County: 1,193 USDGadsden County1,193Jefferson County: 1,193 USDJefferson County1,193Leon County: 1,193 USDLeon County1,193Indian River County: 1,183 USDIndian River County1,183Charlotte County: 1,169 USDCharlotte County1,169Escambia County: 1,149 USDEscambia County1,149Santa Rosa County: 1,149 USDSanta Rosa County1,149Wakulla County: 1,111 USDWakulla County1,111Walton County: 1,093 USDWalton County1,093Monroe County: 1,828 USDMonroe County1,828Broward County: 1,790 USDBroward County1,790Palm Beach County: 1,691 USDPalm Beach County1,691Miami-Dade County: 1,671 USDMiami-Dade County1,671Collier County: 1,391 USDCollier County1,391Okaloosa County: 1,348 USDOkaloosa County1,348Lake County: 1,332 USDLake County1,332Manatee County: 1,332 USDManatee County1,332Orange County: 1,332 USDOrange County1,332Osceola County: 1,332 USDOsceola County1,332Sarasota County: 1,332 USDSarasota County1,332Seminole County: 1,332 USDSeminole County1,332Hernando County: 1,319 USDHernando County1,319Hillsborough County: 1,319 USDHillsborough County1,319Pasco County: 1,319 USDPasco County1,319Pinellas County: 1,319 USDPinellas County1,319Martin County: 1,279 USDMartin County1,279St. Lucie County: 1,279 USDSt. Lucie County1,279Clay County: 1,270 USDClay County1,270Duval County: 1,270 USDDuval County1,270Nassau County: 1,270 USDNassau County1,270St. Johns County: 1,270 USDSt. Johns County1,270Bay County: 1,249 USDBay County1,249Columbia County: 1,249 USDColumbia County1,249Volusia County: 1,213 USDVolusia County1,213Brevard County: 1,209 USDBrevard County1,209Flagler County: 1,201 USDFlagler County1,201Polk County: 1,200 USDPolk County1,200Alachua County: 1,196 USDAlachua County1,196Gilchrist County: 1,196 USDGilchrist County1,196Lee County: 1,195 USDLee County1,195Gadsden County: 1,193 USDGadsden County1,193Jefferson County: 1,193 USDJefferson County1,193Leon County: 1,193 USDLeon County1,193Indian River County: 1,183 USDIndian River County1,183Charlotte County: 1,169 USDCharlotte County1,169Escambia County: 1,149 USDEscambia County1,149Santa Rosa County: 1,149 USDSanta Rosa County1,149Wakulla County: 1,111 USDWakulla County1,111Walton County: 1,093 USDWalton County1,093
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD
Change on 2015
1Monroe County1,828-14.3%
2Broward County1,790-0.6%
3Palm Beach County1,691+3.9%
4Miami-Dade County1,671+4.8%
5Collier County1,391+7.6%
6Okaloosa County1,348+1%
7Lake County1,332+0.2%
7Manatee County1,332+3.6%
7Orange County1,332+0.2%
7Osceola County1,332+0.2%
7Sarasota County1,332+3.6%
7Seminole County1,332+0.2%
13Hernando County1,319+3%
13Hillsborough County1,319+3%
13Pasco County1,319+3%
13Pinellas County1,319+3%
17Martin County1,279-0.9%
17St. Lucie County1,279-0.9%
19Clay County1,270+3.4%
19Duval County1,270+3.4%
19Nassau County1,270+3.4%
19St. Johns County1,270+3.4%
23Bay County1,249+3.6%
23Columbia County1,249+13.4%
25Volusia County1,213-1.3%
26Brevard County1,209-0.6%
27Flagler County1,201-1.3%
28Polk County1,200+6.6%
29Alachua County1,196+1.4%
29Gilchrist County1,196+1.4%
31Lee County1,195-1.7%
32Gadsden County1,193+2.8%
32Jefferson County1,193+2.8%
32Leon County1,193+2.8%
35Indian River County1,183+7.2%
36Charlotte County1,169-3.6%
37Escambia County1,149+3%
37Santa Rosa County1,149+3%
39Wakulla County1,111+4.3%
40Walton County1,093+2.2%
41Sumter County1,061-8.4%
42Marion County1,047-0.8%
43Franklin County1,040-1%
44Citrus County1,011-0.9%
45Highlands County1,007-5.9%
46Gulf County1,001-3.2%
47Hendry County995-0.3%
48Baker County957-1.5%
49Glades County942-10.6%
50DeSoto County927+3.2%
51Bradford County924-2.5%
52Hardee County905+10%
53Levy County879-3.9%
54Suwannee County877-5%
55Liberty County874-7.8%
55Taylor County874-7.8%
57Okeechobee County873+1.3%
58Hamilton County866+8.1%
59Jackson County861+7.5%
60Calhoun County847+5.7%
61Holmes County840-4.7%
62Union County836+0.2%
62Washington County836-1.9%
64Dixie County819-12.8%
65Putnam County808+0.7%
66Lafayette County787-1.7%
66Madison County787-17%

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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 a three-bedroom unit 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Florida by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Florida by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 July 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/florida-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Florida by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/florida-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Florida by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/florida-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Monroe County, with $1,828 in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Madison County, with $787 in 2016.

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