What is the median rent in The Villages, FL?

Name: Median rent in The Villages, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in The Villages, FL is $1,397 (±$159) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,372 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In The Villages, the median gross rent went from $1,683 in 2015–2019 to $1,397 in 2020–2024 (−17.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,397 (±$159)
Rented homes: 2,372 (±600)
$2,000 or more: 27.7%
Since 2015–2019: −17.0%

How much rent costs in The Villages

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	The Villages	Sumter County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	9.0% (±9.9 points)	10.6%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	16.2% (±13.2 points)	22.0%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	33.7% (±15.5 points)	32.2%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	13.4% (±8.0 points)	14.3%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	12.2% (±9.3 points)	10.5%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.9% (±2.2 points)	1.3%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	13.6% (±6.1 points)	9.2%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 33.7% of renting households.

27.7% of rented homes in The Villages cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Villages against Sumter County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	The Villages	Sumter County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,397 (±$159)	$1,269 (±$119)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,372 (±600)	7,543 (±875)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In The Villages, median gross rent is not measurably different from Sumter County ($1,269).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Sumter County, The Villages ranks 2 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 483 of 793.

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

How rent in The Villages has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,683 (±$439)	$1,397 (±$159)	−17.0%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	4.1% (±1.2 points)	6.7% (±1.3 points)	+2.6 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	44.9% (±12.8 points)	31.4% (±9.1 points)	−13.5 percentage points	Not 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 The Villages

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with The Villages
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
The Villages	—	$1,397 (±$159)	—
Lady Lake	4.0 mi	$1,387 (±$90)	Not measurably different
Fruitland Park	4.8 mi	$1,221 (±$224)	Not measurably different
Wildwood	6.5 mi	$1,519 (±$314)	Not measurably different
Coleman	8.1 mi	$957 (±$82)	Lower
Ocklawaha	11 mi	$1,542 (±$292)	Not measurably different
Lake Panasoffkee	11 mi	$1,019 (±$290)	Lower
Belleview	12 mi	$1,257 (±$233)	Not measurably different
Silver Springs Shores East	12 mi	$1,692 (±$958)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Coleman, FL ($957), Lake Panasoffkee, FL ($1,019).

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

Median gross rent across Sumter County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Wildwood	$1,519 (±$314)
2	The Villages	$1,397 (±$159)
3	Center Hill	$1,094 (±$499)
4	Lake Panasoffkee	$1,019 (±$290)
5	Coleman	$957 (±$82)
6	Bushnell	$745 (±$422)
7	Webster	$731 (±$373)

The Villages 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 The Villages

What is the average rent in The Villages, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in The Villages is $1,397 (±$159) 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 The Villages?

In The Villages, the median gross rent went from $1,683 in 2015–2019 to $1,397 in 2020–2024 (−17.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

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

27.7% of rented homes in The Villages have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 9.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in The Villages higher than in Sumter County?

In The Villages, median gross rent is not measurably different from Sumter County ($1,269).

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

It is not measurably different from 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 The Villages CDP, Florida (place:71625, 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.