Metro FMR · CBSA 19660 · HUD FY2026

Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 49% above the US average.

$1,433
1-bedroom FMR
$1,806
2-bedroom FMR
+7.6%
YoY change
+49%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,806 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 54% above the US average, higher than 85% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#58
priciest of 387 US metros (2BR)
+54%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$72,240
income to afford it (30% rule)
+7.6%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Palm Coast: #58 priciest nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $67,599, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 25.4% of annual income. It remains below the 30% affordability guide, but is a material part of a median-income household's budget.

The 2-bedroom figure places Palm Coast in the upper-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 676,035 residents, this is a major regional metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the upper-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

A two-bedroom FMR sits at the edge of the 30% guide for a median-income household, taking 32.1% of recorded median income before utilities outside FMR and other household costs.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$1,278/mo

22.7% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,433/mo

25.4% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,806/mo

32.1% of median income

3 Bedroom

$2,468/mo

43.8% of median income

4 Bedroom

$2,797/mo

49.7% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·19660

Palm Coast: $1,433/mo 1BR · #58 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 19660

  • CBSA 19660
  • 1BR-FMR $1,433
  • 2BR-FMR $1,806
  • RANK-MID #58
  • YOY-SURGE +7.6%
  • VSUS-HIGH +49%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #12 FL
  • INC-MID 25%
  • POP-MAJOR 676K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Baker County
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,290–$1,576
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Baker County ($511 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent burden

Where Palm Coast sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,806 Top 15% higher than 85% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Below this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Below this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Below this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). This entry sits in this band. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. 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

CBSA 19660

Counties inside Palm Coast

Across 2 HUD counties in CBSA 19660, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,700–$1,806, 6% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Volusia County 2BR $1,700 · 559K Flagler County 2BR $1,806 · 118K

Palm Coast studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #58 nationally

1BR $1,433 (+49% vs US, +7.6% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 19660.

Studio
$1,278
US avg $893
↓3.4% YoY +43% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,433
US avg $959
↑7.6% YoY +49% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,806
US avg $1,175
↑6.7% YoY +54% vs US
3 Bedroom
$2,468
US avg $1,525
↑6.4% YoY +62% vs US
4 Bedroom
$2,797
US avg $1,756
↑3.2% YoY +59% vs US

How Palm Coast compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other FL metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Palm Coast highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

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

Palm Coast: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Palm Coast with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside FL (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside FL

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
PA · 2 BR $1,810/mo
Beaufort County
SC · 2 BR $1,816/mo
Bellingham
WA · 2 BR $1,794/mo
Kingston
NY · 2 BR $1,818/mo

Burden % · outside FL

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
CA · 32.3% of income · 2 BR $2,512/mo
Kalawao County
HI · 31.5% of income · 2 BR $2,492/mo
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
MA · 31.4% of income · 2 BR $2,941/mo
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
CA · 33% of income · 2 BR $2,827/mo

Palm Coast: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,433 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,806 and a studio is $1,278.
How does Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 49% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,433 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Palm Coast rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,806 ranks #58 most expensive among 387 US metro areas (the upper-rent quarter of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Palm Coast metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 19660, but 2 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,700–$1,806 for a 2-bedroom (6% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

Compare Palm Coast vs Baker County →

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $1,433/mo · 1BR FL

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