What is the median rent in Orlando, FL?

The median gross rent in Orlando, FL is $1,747 (±$20) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 78,013 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Orlando, the median gross rent went from $1,196 in 2015–2019 to $1,747 in 2020–2024 (+46.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$1,747 (±$20)
Rented homes
78,013 (±1,846)
$2,000 or more
31.3%
Since 2015–2019
+46.1%

How much rent costs in Orlando

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentOrlandoOrange CountyFloridaUnited States
Less than $5003.0% (±0.7 points)1.9%3.6%6.3%
$500 to $9994.7% (±0.8 points)5.6%10.7%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49923.9% (±1.7 points)23.7%26.0%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99937.3% (±1.9 points)34.3%28.8%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49921.3% (±1.6 points)22.3%17.4%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9996.2% (±0.9 points)8.1%7.2%5.5%
$3,000 or more3.8% (±0.7 points)4.2%6.3%6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 37.3% of renting households.

31.3% of rented homes in Orlando cost $2,000 or more a month.

Orlando against Orange County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
OrlandoOrange CountyFloridaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,747 (±$20)$1,775 (±$12)$1,669 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent78,013 (±1,846)222,394 (±3,543)2,716,443 (±16,958)42,849,984

In Orlando, median gross rent is lower than in Orange County ($1,775).

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

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

In Orange County, Orlando ranks 20 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 296 of 793.

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

How rent in Orlando has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,196 (±$11)$1,747 (±$20)+46.1%Up after inflation
Households that rent64.6% (±1.0 points)60.5% (±1.3 points)−4.1 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate8.9% (±0.9 points)7.8% (±0.9 points)−1.1 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

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 Orlando

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Orlando
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Orlando—$1,747 (±$20)—
Meadow Woods5.4 mi$1,906 (±$156)Higher
Taft7.0 mi$1,512 (±$960)Not measurably different
Belle Isle7.0 mi$1,452 (±$145)Lower
Rio Pinar7.6 mi$2,488 (±$702)Higher
Pine Castle7.7 mi$1,361 (±$57)Lower
Conway7.7 mi$1,682 (±$274)Not measurably different
Buenaventura Lakes7.9 mi$1,806 (±$71)Not measurably different
Southchase8.5 mi$2,016 (±$297)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Belle Isle, FL ($1,452), Pine Castle, FL ($1,361).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Meadow Woods, FL ($1,906), Rio Pinar, FL ($2,488).

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

Median gross rent across Orange County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
14Apopka$1,969 (±$126)
15Winter Garden$1,963 (±$217)
16Sky Lake$1,953 (±$306)
17Ocoee$1,946 (±$118)
18Williamsburg$1,938 (±$319)
19Meadow Woods$1,906 (±$156)
20Orlando$1,747 (±$20)
21Winter Park$1,738 (±$72)
22Goldenrod$1,734 (±$53)
23Conway$1,682 (±$274)
24Lockhart$1,658 (±$189)
25Azalea Park$1,560 (±$130)
26Pine Hills$1,542 (±$73)

Showing 13 of 43 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Orlando

What is the average rent in Orlando, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Orlando is $1,747 (±$20) 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 Orlando?

In Orlando, the median gross rent went from $1,196 in 2015–2019 to $1,747 in 2020–2024 (+46.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

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

31.3% of rented homes in Orlando have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Orlando higher than in Orange County?

In Orlando, median gross rent is lower than in Orange County ($1,775).

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 Orlando city, Florida (place:53000, 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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