What is the median rent in Fleming Island, FL?

The median gross rent in Fleming Island, FL is $1,935 (±$122) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,653 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Fleming Island, the median gross rent went from $1,488 in 2015–2019 to $1,935 in 2020–2024 (+30.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$1,935 (±$122)
Rented homes
1,653 (±253)
$2,000 or more
44.4%
Since 2015–2019
+30.0%

How much rent costs in Fleming Island

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentFleming IslandClay CountyFloridaUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±3.1 points)1.6%3.6%6.3%
$500 to $9991.6% (±2.7 points)13.1%10.7%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49910.9% (±7.8 points)32.4%26.0%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99943.1% (±12.3 points)28.8%28.8%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49931.1% (±11.0 points)18.1%17.4%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9997.9% (±6.4 points)3.7%7.2%5.5%
$3,000 or more5.4% (±6.5 points)2.3%6.3%6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 43.1% of renting households.

44.4% of rented homes in Fleming Island cost $2,000 or more a month.

Fleming Island against Clay County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Fleming IslandClay CountyFloridaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,935 (±$122)$1,551 (±$62)$1,669 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent1,653 (±253)19,132 (±1,128)2,716,443 (±16,958)42,849,984

In Fleming Island, median gross rent is higher than in Clay County ($1,551).

It is also higher than in Florida ($1,669).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Clay County, Fleming Island ranks 4 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 189 of 793.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Fleming Island has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,488 (±$154)$1,935 (±$122)+30.0%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent18.5% (±3.4 points)14.7% (±2.3 points)−3.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.9% (±1.4 points)9.0% (±7.5 points)+8.1 percentage pointsMeasurable increase

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Fleming Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fleming Island
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Fleming Island—$1,935 (±$122)—
Lakeside4.3 mi$1,479 (±$90)Lower
Orange Park5.0 mi$1,429 (±$152)Lower
Fruit Cove5.5 mi$2,336 (±$160)Higher
Asbury Lake5.7 mi$2,172 (±$96)Higher
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace5.7 mi$1,457 (±$70)Lower
Green Cove Springs8.1 mi$1,114 (±$442)Lower
Oakleaf Plantation9.0 mi$2,058 (±$179)Not measurably different
Penney Farms10 mi$1,946 (±$198)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lakeside, FL ($1,479), Orange Park, FL ($1,429), Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FL ($1,457).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fruit Cove, FL ($2,336), Asbury Lake, FL ($2,172).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Clay County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Asbury Lake$2,172 (±$96)
2Oakleaf Plantation$2,058 (±$179)
3Penney Farms$1,946 (±$198)
4Fleming Island$1,935 (±$122)
5Lakeside$1,479 (±$90)
6Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace$1,457 (±$70)
7Orange Park$1,429 (±$152)
8Keystone Heights$1,258 (±$400)
9Green Cove Springs$1,114 (±$442)
10Middleburg$1,093 (±$123)

Fleming Island is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fleming Island

What is the average rent in Fleming Island, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Fleming Island is $1,935 (±$122) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Fleming Island?

In Fleming Island, the median gross rent went from $1,488 in 2015–2019 to $1,935 in 2020–2024 (+30.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Fleming Island cost more than $2,000 a month?

44.4% of rented homes in Fleming Island have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Fleming Island higher than in Clay County?

In Fleming Island, median gross rent is higher than in Clay County ($1,551).

It is also higher than in Florida ($1,669).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Fleming Island CDP, Florida (place:22660, in state:12).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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