Metro FMR · CBSA 48680 · HUD FY2026

Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA metro area - 19% above the US average.

$1,139
1-bedroom FMR
$1,328
2-bedroom FMR
+19%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA area rents at $1,328 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 13% above the US average, higher than 52% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#186
priciest of 387 US metros (2BR)
+13%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$53,120
income to afford it (30% rule)

Affordability & income context

Wildwood-The Villages: #186 priciest nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $73,297, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 18.6% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Wildwood-The Villages in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 131,832 residents, this is a smaller-metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 16.5%, a loose rental market that typically gives renters more negotiating leverage than the FMR schedule alone implies.

The Census ACS median gross rent across all rental units here is $1,225/month - the FY2026 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $1,328 runs 8.4% above that all-unit-types median. The two figures measure different things (ACS covers every rented unit; FMR targets a specific bedroom count), so a gap is expected, not an error.

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

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 51.2% of the 7,963 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

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

$1,076/mo

17.6% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,139/mo

18.6% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,328/mo

21.7% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,655/mo

27.1% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,937/mo

31.7% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·48680

Wildwood-The Villages: $1,139/mo 1BR · #186 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 48680

  • CBSA 48680
  • 1BR-FMR $1,139
  • 2BR-FMR $1,328
  • RANK-MID #186
  • YOY-NA YoY pending
  • VSUS-ABOVE +19%
  • IN-ST-LOW #4 FL
  • INC-ROOM 19%
  • POP-MID 132K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Baker County
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,025–$1,253
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Baker County ($217 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent burden

Where Wildwood-The Villages sits among every US metro

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

$1,328 higher than 52% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $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.

What this shows #186 of 387 HUD-tracked metro areas, 13% above the national 2-bedroom average. 94 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

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

Wildwood-The Villages studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #186 nationally

Each bedroom band is FY2026 HUD Fair Market Rent for CBSA 48680 (131,832 residents).

Studio
$1,076
US avg $893
+20% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,139
US avg $959
+19% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,328
US avg $1,175
+13% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,655
US avg $1,525
+9% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,937
US avg $1,756
+10% vs US

How Wildwood-The Villages compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other FL metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Wildwood-The Villages highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

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

Wildwood-The Villages: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Wildwood-The Villages 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).

Greensboro-High Point
NC · 2 BR $1,330/mo
Monroe
MI · 2 BR $1,326/mo
Kankakee
IL · 2 BR $1,326/mo
New Orleans-Metairie
LA · 2 BR $1,331/mo

Burden % · outside FL

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

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
DC · 21.8% of income · 2 BR $2,246/mo
Lake Charles
LA · 21.8% of income · 2 BR $1,217/mo
Jacksonville
NC · 21.8% of income · 2 BR $1,173/mo
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
NC · 21.8% of income · 2 BR $1,095/mo

Wildwood-The Villages: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA is $1,139 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,328 and a studio is $1,076.
How does Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA metro area is 19% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,139 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Wildwood-The Villages rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,328 ranks #186 most expensive among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
What income do I need to afford rent in Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA? ▼
Based on the 30% affordability rule, you need an annual income of at least $45,560 ($3,797/month) to afford a 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA area.
Is Wildwood-The Villages's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 16.5%, a loose rental market that typically gives renters more negotiating leverage than the FMR schedule alone implies.

Compare Wildwood-The Villages vs Baker County →

What this means for renters

Treat Wildwood-The Villages's FY2026 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

  • Budget to roughly 30% of income: the FY2026 1-bedroom FMR of $1,139 implies about $45,560/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Wildwood-The Villages stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Baker County
  • See where Wildwood-The Villages ranks nationally on rent. National rankings

Fair Market Rent is HUD's 40th-percentile policy benchmark used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. This is a metro-wide figure across 1 county; actual asking rents in any specific county can run higher or lower, and HUD updates FMRs once a year. This site is informational and not financial or relocation advice.

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 $1,139/mo · 1BR FL

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