What is the median rent in Villas, FL?

Name: Median rent in Villas, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Villas, FL is $1,695 (±$70) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,342 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Villas, the median gross rent went from $1,254 in 2015–2019 to $1,695 in 2020–2024 (+35.2%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,695 (±$70)
Rented homes: 2,342 (±415)
$2,000 or more: 19.8%
Since 2015–2019: +35.2%

How much rent costs in Villas

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Villas	Lee County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±2.2 points)	2.6%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	8.0% (±5.4 points)	6.9%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	22.7% (±8.1 points)	25.2%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	49.4% (±11.7 points)	35.9%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	12.3% (±6.7 points)	18.0%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.1% (±4.5 points)	6.4%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.4% (±2.8 points)	5.0%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 49.4% of renting households.

19.8% of rented homes in Villas cost $2,000 or more a month.

Villas against Lee County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Villas	Lee County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,695 (±$70)	$1,712 (±$17)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,342 (±415)	80,787 (±2,351)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Villas, median gross rent is not measurably different from Lee County ($1,712).

It is not measurably different from Florida ($1,669).

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

In Lee County, Villas ranks 19 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 331 of 793.

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

How rent in Villas 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	$1,254 (±$56)	$1,695 (±$70)	+35.2%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	40.7% (±4.3 points)	35.8% (±5.1 points)	−4.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	7.8% (±5.2 points)	19.4% (±6.8 points)	+11.6 percentage points	Measurable 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 Villas

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Villas
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Villas	—	$1,695 (±$70)	—
Pine Manor	1.7 mi	$1,171 (±$58)	Lower
Whiskey Creek	1.9 mi	$1,814 (±$135)	Not measurably different
Cypress Lake	2.1 mi	$1,756 (±$98)	Not measurably different
McGregor	2.9 mi	$1,762 (±$133)	Not measurably different
Harlem Heights	4.5 mi	$1,478 (±$210)	Not measurably different
Fort Myers	5.3 mi	$1,580 (±$44)	Lower
San Carlos Park	5.9 mi	$1,715 (±$110)	Not measurably different
Iona	6.2 mi	$1,913 (±$132)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pine Manor, FL ($1,171), Fort Myers, FL ($1,580).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Iona, FL ($1,913).

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

Median gross rent across Lee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
13	Fort Myers Beach	$1,836 (±$174)
14	Whiskey Creek	$1,814 (±$135)
15	Alva	$1,778 (±$855)
16	McGregor	$1,762 (±$133)
17	Cypress Lake	$1,756 (±$98)
18	San Carlos Park	$1,715 (±$110)
19	Villas	$1,695 (±$70)
20	Lehigh Acres	$1,657 (±$37)
21	Fort Myers	$1,580 (±$44)
22	Fort Myers Shores	$1,567 (±$267)
23	Palmona Park	$1,554 (±$384)
24	Harlem Heights	$1,478 (±$210)
25	Florida Gulf Coast University	$1,339 (±$348)

Showing 13 of 32 places in Lee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Villas 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 Villas

What is the average rent in Villas, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Villas is $1,695 (±$70) 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 Villas?

In Villas, the median gross rent went from $1,254 in 2015–2019 to $1,695 in 2020–2024 (+35.2%).

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 Villas cost more than $2,000 a month?

19.8% of rented homes in Villas have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Villas higher than in Lee County?

In Villas, median gross rent is not measurably different from Lee County ($1,712).

It is not measurably different from 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 Villas CDP, Florida (place:74512, 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.