County FMR · HUD FY2026

Duval County Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for Duval County, FL - 44% above the US average.

$1,382
1-bedroom FMR
$1,658
2-bedroom FMR
-5.0%
YoY change
+44%
vs US avg

The verdict

Duval is the 27th most expensive of 67 counties in Florida by 2-bedroom FMR; nationally it ranks #346 most expensive of 3,145 HUD counties.

#346
most expensive of 3,145 US counties (2BR)
#27
most expensive of 67 in Florida (2BR)
+7%
vs the state average
$55,280
income to afford it (30% rule)

Software Developers spend the smallest share of income on rent here (13.1%), while Fast Food and Counter Workers spend the most (59.2%).

FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rent for Duval County, FL. Verify with HUD →

The Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in Duval County, Florida is $1,382 per month in FY 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). A 2-bedroom costs $1,658/mo and a studio is $1,355/mo. This is 44% higher than the national average of $959 and 7% above the Florida average of $1,296.

Rent decreased5.0% from FY 2025 ($1,454), declining against the trend. A household needs about $55,280/year to stay under the 30% rent-to-income line.

Observed renter burden: 51.2% of the 169,894 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent benchmark above.

FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rents in Florida. Population: 995,708. Population grew 9.0% over the past five years (Census ACS) - among the faster-growing counties nationally, a trend that typically adds upward pressure on rents. That's faster than Florida's statewide growth of +6.5% over the same period.

FMR filing desk

Area DUVAL·COUNTY·FL·FL

Duval County, FL: $1,382/mo 1BR · #346 of 3145 counties (2BR) · FY2026

  • FMR-AREA FL
  • 1BR-FMR $1,382
  • 2BR-FMR $1,658
  • RANK-MID #346
  • YOY-DOWN -5.0%
  • VSUS-HIGH +44%
  • VS-ST-NEAR +7% FL
  • INC-MID 24%
  • POP-MAJOR 996K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Miami-Dade County
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,244–$1,520
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Miami-Dade ($613 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent burden

Fair Market Rents (2026)

Studio
State avg: $1,212 · US avg: $893
$1,355/mo
↓ 1.9% YoY +12% vs state +52% vs US
1 Bedroom
State avg: $1,296 · US avg: $959
$1,382/mo
↓ 5.0% YoY +7% vs state +44% vs US
2 Bedroom
State avg: $1,526 · US avg: $1,175
$1,658/mo
↓ 4.2% YoY +9% vs state +41% vs US
3 Bedroom
State avg: $1,971 · US avg: $1,525
$2,043/mo
↓ 5.5% YoY +4% vs state +34% vs US
4 Bedroom
State avg: $2,261 · US avg: $1,756
$2,561/mo
↓ 6.5% YoY +13% vs state +46% vs US

Year-over-Year Comparison

Bedrooms FY 2025 FY 2026 Change
Studio $1,381
$1,355
$-26 (-1.9%)
1 Bedroom $1,454
$1,382
$-72 (-5.0%)
2 Bedroom $1,730
$1,658
$-72 (-4.2%)
3 Bedroom $2,163
$2,043
$-120 (-5.5%)
4 Bedroom $2,739
$2,561
$-178 (-6.5%)

Rent Burden Analysis

How much of household income goes to rent in Duval County. The 30% threshold indicates cost burden.

Studio
23.8%
Affordable
Need $54,200/yr for 30% rule
1 Bedroom
24.2%
Affordable
Need $55,280/yr for 30% rule
2 Bedroom
29.1%
Affordable
Need $66,320/yr for 30% rule
3 Bedroom
35.8%
Burdened
Need $81,720/yr for 30% rule
4 Bedroom
44.9%
Burdened
Need $102,440/yr for 30% rule
How we calculate this

Rent burden = (FMR × 12) ÷ county median household income. Required income = (FMR × 12) ÷ 0.3, the federal 30%-of-gross-income rule HUD uses to define cost burden. Median household income is from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey; FMR is from HUD's FY2026 release. See methodology.

0%100%National avg22%29.1%
Duval County 2-bedroom rent burden
County median income: $68,447 · National avg burden: 21.7% ·View Florida rent burden →

Where Duval sits among every US county

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 3,145 HUD counties

$1,658 Top 11% higher than 89% of 3,145 counties

$600–$800: 23 counties (1%). Below this entry. $800–$1,000: 1,406 counties (45%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 723 counties (23%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 417 counties (13%). Below this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 181 counties (6%). Below this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 172 counties (5%). This entry sits in this band. $1,800–$2,000: 108 counties (3%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 29 counties (1%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 40 counties (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 13 counties (0%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 9 counties (0%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 15 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 3 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 3 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 counties (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 counties (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. This county $600 $4,400 every US county, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

How Duval compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other Florida counties

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Duval is highlighted. Nearby Florida counties by 1-bedroom FMR, highest to lowest: Miami-Dade County ($1,995), Palm Beach County ($1,901), Broward County ($1,900), Orange County ($1,731), Hillsborough County ($1,696), Pinellas County ($1,696), Duval County (this county) ($1,382).

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Can Common Jobs Afford Rent Here?

Against a high local FMR of $1,382/mo, which of 15 common occupations still clear the 30% line using Florida BLS wages?

Occupation FL Salary Rent Burden Verdict
Software Developers $126,550 13.1% Affordable
General & Operations Managers $100,750 16.5% Affordable
Registered Nurses $82,850 20% Affordable
Accountants & Auditors $78,470 21.1% Affordable
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers $76,190 21.8% Affordable
Paralegals & Legal Assistants $60,280 27.5% Affordable
Elementary School Teachers $55,550 29.9% Affordable
Electricians $53,100 31.2% Stretched
Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $50,000 33.2% Stretched
Pharmacy Technicians $39,640 41.8% Stretched
Customer Service Representatives $38,890 42.6% Stretched
Retail Salespersons $31,950 51.9% Unaffordable
Janitors & Cleaners $31,540 52.6% Unaffordable
Teaching Assistants $30,230 54.9% Unaffordable
Fast Food & Counter Workers $27,990 59.2% Unaffordable
Salaries: BLS OES (Florida) median · 30% = affordable threshold · Try the salary calculator →

Rent Trends (2020–2026)

7-year Fair Market Rent history for Duval County. Shows how HUD rental rates have changed over time.

Over the 6-year span HUD has tracked for Duval (FY 2020-2026), the 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent has risen 58.5% overall, from $872 to $1,382. The path there hasn't been smooth: year-over-year moves have swung by as much as 22.9% (FY 2024), a volatility pattern that makes single-year comparisons a poor guide to the underlying trend.

$800$1,000$1,200$1,400$1,600 FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026 $1,382
Duval County 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent, FY2020–FY2026
Year Studio 1 BR 2 BR
FY 2026 ↓5.0% $1,355 $1,382 $1,658
FY 2025 ↑7.4% $1,381 $1,454 $1,730
FY 2024 ↑22.9% $1,240 $1,354 $1,604
FY 2023 ↑10.8% $954 $1,102 $1,303
FY 2022 ↑8.0% $827 $995 $1,188
FY 2021 ↑5.6% $746 $921 $1,113
FY 2020 $700 $872 $1,059
Total change (6yr): +58.5%
Annualized: +8.0%/yr
1 BR: $872 → $1,382

Part of the Jacksonville, FL Metro Area

Duval County is a central county of the Jacksonville, FL metropolitan statistical area, alongside 4 other metro-area counties.

Duval County ranks #4 of 5 counties in this metro area by 1-bedroom FMR. Every county sharing this metro, highest to lowest: St. Johns County ($1,382), Clay County ($1,382), Nassau County ($1,382), Duval County (this county) ($1,382), Baker County ($922).

St. Johns County
1 BR: $1,382/mo
Clay County
1 BR: $1,382/mo
Nassau County
1 BR: $1,382/mo
Duval County (this county)
1 BR: $1,382/mo
Baker County
1 BR: $922/mo

Nationwide peers by 2BR FMR & rent burden

Two PlainRent-derived comparison paths for Duval County, both outside Florida so the link neighborhoods are not the same-state geography lattice above. Axes stay disjoint: burden peers exclude the FMR peer set.

Similar 2-bedroom FMR

Nearest HUD 2BR Fair Market Rents outside FL (FY2026).

New Hanover County
NC · 2 BR $1,659/mo
Washtenaw County
MI · 2 BR $1,656/mo
Kane County
UT · 2 BR $1,660/mo
Ada County
ID · 2 BR $1,655/mo

Similar rent burden

Nearest 2BR FMR as a share of median household income (outside FL).

Goliad County
TX · 29.1% of income · 2 BR $1,442/mo
Guadalupe County
NM · 29.1% of income · 2 BR $973/mo
Clay County
WV · 29.1% of income · 2 BR $1,036/mo
Niobrara County
WY · 29.1% of income · 2 BR $1,186/mo

Nearby Counties in Florida

Largest counties by population in Florida

Showing the 8 largest of 66 other counties in Florida.

Miami-Dade County
1 BR: $1,995/mo Pop: 2,688,237
Broward County
1 BR: $1,900/mo Pop: 1,940,907
Palm Beach County
1 BR: $1,901/mo Pop: 1,494,805
Hillsborough County
1 BR: $1,696/mo Pop: 1,468,560
Orange County
1 BR: $1,731/mo Pop: 1,427,403
Pinellas County
1 BR: $1,696/mo Pop: 959,918
Lee County
1 BR: $1,638/mo Pop: 772,902
Polk County
1 BR: $1,230/mo Pop: 736,229
View all counties in Florida →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average rent in Duval County? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Duval County is $1,382 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,658 and a studio is $1,355.
How does Duval County rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in Duval County is 44% above the national average. A 1-bedroom here costs $1,382 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Duval County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
According to HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent schedule, Duval County's 2-bedroom FMR of $1,658 ranks #346 most expensive among 3,145 HUD counties, placing it in the upper-rent quarter of HUD counties.
What income do I need to afford rent in Duval County? ▼
Based on the 30% affordability rule, you need an annual income of at least $55,280 ($4,607/month) to afford a 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent in Duval County.
Is rent going up or down in Duval County? ▼
The 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Duval County decreased by 5.0% from FY 2025 to FY 2026, going from $1,454 to $1,382.
Which jobs can afford rent in Duval County? ▼
Based on Florida BLS salary data and the 30% affordability rule, jobs like Software Developers, General and Operations Managers, Registered Nurses can afford a 1-bedroom at $1,382/mo. 7 of 15 common occupations are affordable here.
How much has rent changed in Duval County over time? ▼
The 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Duval County went from $872 in FY 2020 to $1,382 in FY 2026, a total change of +58.5% over 6 years.
How does Fair Market Rent affect Section 8 vouchers in Duval County? ▼
In Duval County, the FY 2026 FMR of $1,382/mo for a 1-bedroom sets the baseline that local housing authorities use for Section 8 payment standards.
What does Fair Market Rent mean for Duval County? ▼
For Duval County, it's the specific 40th-percentile rent HUD publishes each year ($1,382/mo for a 1-bedroom in FY 2026).

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD Fair Market Rents. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

All federal data sources used on this page
  • HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) - county-level fair-market rent estimates by bedroom count. huduser.gov/datasets/fmr
  • HUD Income Limits - area median income for affordability calculations. huduser.gov/datasets/il
  • HUD Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) - rent burden and housing-cost distribution. huduser.gov/datasets/cp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - county and metro housing characteristics + median rent. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • BLS Consumer Price Index, Rent of Primary Residence - rent inflation by metro. bls.gov/cpi
  • IRS Migration Data (SOI) - interstate migration aggregates affecting county demand. irs.gov/statistics/migration
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics - state-level median wages by occupation, used for job affordability analysis. bls.gov/oes

Every figure on PlainRent is rendered directly from HUD's published Fair Market Rent records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of FY 2026.