County FMR · HUD FY2026

Glades County Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for Glades County, FL - 16% above the US average.

$1,117
1-bedroom FMR
$1,252
2-bedroom FMR
+21.1%
YoY change
+16%
vs US avg

The verdict

Glades is the 21st cheapest of 67 counties in Florida by 2-bedroom FMR; nationally it ranks #881 most expensive of 3,145 HUD counties; rent here has climbed 21.1% since FY 2025, a sharp move relative to most counties.

#881
most expensive of 3,145 US counties (2BR)
#21
cheapest of 67 in Florida (2BR)
-14%
vs the state average
$44,680
income to afford it (30% rule)

Software Developers spend the smallest share of income on rent here (10.6%), while Fast Food and Counter Workers spend the most (47.9%).

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

Glades County, Florida carries an FY 2026 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $1,117 per month, the federal benchmark HUD publishes for this county. A 2-bedroom costs $1,252/mo and a studio is $1,091/mo. That's 16% above the national benchmark of $959 and 14% below the Florida average of $1,296.

Rent increased21.1% from FY 2025 ($922), outpacing inflation. A household needs about $44,680/year to stay under the 30% rent-to-income line.

Observed renter burden: 57.0% of the 926 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: 12,179. Population declined 7.8% over the past five years (Census ACS), a trend that can ease rental-market pressure over time even as FMR reflects recent rent levels. That's slower than Florida's statewide growth of +6.5% over the same period.

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Area GLADES·COUNTY·FL·FL

Glades County, FL: $1,117/mo 1BR · #881 of 3145 counties (2BR) · FY2026

  • FMR-AREA FL
  • 1BR-FMR $1,117
  • 2BR-FMR $1,252
  • RANK-MID #881
  • YOY-SURGE +21.1%
  • VSUS-ABOVE +16%
  • VS-ST-LOW -14% FL
  • INC-EDGE 34%
  • POP-SMALL 12K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Miami-Dade County
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,005–$1,229
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Miami-Dade ($878 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent burden

Fair Market Rents (2026)

Studio
State avg: $1,212 · US avg: $893
$1,091/mo
↑ 19.0% YoY -10% vs state +22% vs US
1 Bedroom
State avg: $1,296 · US avg: $959
$1,117/mo
↑ 21.1% YoY -14% vs state +16% vs US
2 Bedroom
State avg: $1,526 · US avg: $1,175
$1,252/mo
↑ 18.0% YoY -18% vs state +7% vs US
3 Bedroom
State avg: $1,971 · US avg: $1,525
$1,516/mo
↑ 18.3% YoY -23% vs state -1% vs US
4 Bedroom
State avg: $2,261 · US avg: $1,756
$1,658/mo
↑ 16.9% YoY -27% vs state -6% vs US

Year-over-Year Comparison

Bedrooms FY 2025 FY 2026 Change
Studio $917
$1,091
+$174 (+19.0%)
1 Bedroom $922
$1,117
+$195 (+21.1%)
2 Bedroom $1,061
$1,252
+$191 (+18.0%)
3 Bedroom $1,281
$1,516
+$235 (+18.3%)
4 Bedroom $1,418
$1,658
+$240 (+16.9%)

Rent Burden Analysis

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

Studio
33.7%
Burdened
Need $43,640/yr for 30% rule
1 Bedroom
34.5%
Burdened
Need $44,680/yr for 30% rule
2 Bedroom
38.6%
Burdened
Need $50,080/yr for 30% rule
3 Bedroom
46.8%
Burdened
Need $60,640/yr for 30% rule
4 Bedroom
51.1%
Severe
Need $66,320/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%38.6%
Glades County 2-bedroom rent burden
County median income: $38,905 · National avg burden: 21.7% ·View Florida rent burden →

Where Glades sits among every US county

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

$1,252 Top 28% higher than 72% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $1,400–$1,600: 181 counties (6%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 172 counties (5%). Above this entry. $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 Glades compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other Florida counties

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Glades 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), Duval County ($1,382), Glades County (this county) ($1,117).

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 $1,117/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 10.6% Affordable
General & Operations Managers $100,750 13.3% Affordable
Registered Nurses $82,850 16.2% Affordable
Accountants & Auditors $78,470 17.1% Affordable
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers $76,190 17.6% Affordable
Paralegals & Legal Assistants $60,280 22.2% Affordable
Elementary School Teachers $55,550 24.1% Affordable
Electricians $53,100 25.2% Affordable
Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $50,000 26.8% Affordable
Pharmacy Technicians $39,640 33.8% Stretched
Customer Service Representatives $38,890 34.5% Stretched
Retail Salespersons $31,950 42% Stretched
Janitors & Cleaners $31,540 42.5% Stretched
Teaching Assistants $30,230 44.3% Stretched
Fast Food & Counter Workers $27,990 47.9% Stretched
Salaries: BLS OES (Florida) median · 30% = affordable threshold · Try the salary calculator →

Rent Trends (2020–2026)

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

Over the 6-year span HUD has tracked for Glades (FY 2020-2026), the 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent has risen 81.9% overall, from $614 to $1,117. Most of that movement was gradual except for a single sharp jump of +21.1% in FY 2026, well above this county's typical year-to-year change.

$400$600$800$1,000$1,200 FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026 $1,117
Glades County 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent, FY2020–FY2026
Year Studio 1 BR 2 BR
FY 2026 ↑21.1% $1,091 $1,117 $1,252
FY 2025 ↑7.0% $917 $922 $1,061
FY 2024 ↑7.9% $857 $862 $1,002
FY 2023 ↑13.2% $794 $799 $929
FY 2022 ↑4.6% $702 $706 $821
FY 2021 ↑9.9% $673 $675 $785
FY 2020 $610 $614 $792
Total change (6yr): +81.9%
Annualized: +10.5%/yr
1 BR: $614 → $1,117

Part of the Clewiston, FL Micro Area

Glades County is a outlying county of the Clewiston, FL micropolitan statistical area, alongside 1 other micro-area county.

Glades County ranks #1 of 2 counties in this metro area by 1-bedroom FMR. Every county sharing this metro, highest to lowest: Glades County (this county) ($1,117), Hendry County ($1,077).

Glades County (this county)
1 BR: $1,117/mo
Hendry County
1 BR: $1,077/mo

Nationwide peers by 2BR FMR & rent burden

Two PlainRent-derived comparison paths for Glades 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).

Luzerne County
PA · 2 BR $1,252/mo
Lackawanna County
PA · 2 BR $1,252/mo
Wyoming County
PA · 2 BR $1,252/mo
Washington County
ME · 2 BR $1,252/mo

Similar rent burden

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

Santa Barbara County
CA · 39.1% of income · 2 BR $3,124/mo
Petersburg city
VA · 39.1% of income · 2 BR $1,655/mo
Suffolk County
MA · 38% of income · 2 BR $2,941/mo
Torrance County
NM · 38% of income · 2 BR $1,464/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
Duval County
1 BR: $1,382/mo Pop: 995,708
Pinellas County
1 BR: $1,696/mo Pop: 959,918
Lee County
1 BR: $1,638/mo Pop: 772,902
View all counties in Florida →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average rent in Glades County? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Glades County is $1,117 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,252 and a studio is $1,091.
How does Glades County rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in Glades County is 16% above the national average. A 1-bedroom here costs $1,117 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Glades County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
According to HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent schedule, Glades County's 2-bedroom FMR of $1,252 ranks #881 most expensive among 3,145 HUD counties, placing it in the middle half of HUD counties.
What income do I need to afford rent in Glades County? ▼
Based on the 30% affordability rule, you need an annual income of at least $44,680 ($3,723/month) to afford a 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent in Glades County.
Is rent going up or down in Glades County? ▼
The 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Glades County increased by 21.1% from FY 2025 to FY 2026, going from $922 to $1,117.
Which jobs can afford rent in Glades 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 $1,117/mo. 9 of 15 common occupations are affordable here.
How much has rent changed in Glades County over time? ▼
The 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Glades County went from $614 in FY 2020 to $1,117 in FY 2026, a total change of +81.9% over 6 years.
How does Fair Market Rent affect Section 8 vouchers in Glades County? ▼
In Glades County, the FY 2026 FMR of $1,117/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 Glades County? ▼
For Glades County, it's the specific 40th-percentile rent HUD publishes each year ($1,117/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.