Renters in Ocala saw apartment listing prices slightly decrease from September 2025's median of $1,740, an analysis of new data from rental marketplace Zumper shows.
The typical apartment listed for rent at $1,701 in September. Median listing prices in Ocala are trending essentially the same as the previous month's $1,700 price.
The data covers all bedroom sizes, ranging from studios to four-bedroom units, within the specified metropolitan area. It reflects the median rent for all listings that were active at any given point during the month, according to Russell Middleton, co-founder of Zumper. New construction is included in the data and listings that are currently occupied or no longer available are excluded.
Out of 1,135 rental
listings in Ocala, 87 are subsidized. When those are excluded, the overall median rent for listed apartments goes to $1,718.
One-bedroom apartments listed to rent at a median of $1,190, slightly higher than August, when they were $1,170. Since September 2025, one-bedroom rental prices dropped 1% from $1,200.
Two-bedroom apartments listed for rent were slightly higher than August at a central price of $1,390, compared to $1,370. Since September 2025, two-bedroom rental prices slightly dropped from $1,380.
Statewide, Florida rental listing prices are very close to August's median of $2,277. One-bedroom rentals were listed for a typical price of $1,700, the same as August. Two-bedroom rental listing prices are nearly the same as August's central price of $2,195.
In Ocala, the typical apartment listed for rent is 25% below the state median. One-bedroom rentals were 30% below the state median, while two-bedrooms listed 36% below.
Nationwide, apartment rental listing prices are in line with the previous month's $1,900. One-bedroom rentals across the nation listed for a typical price of $1,550, the same as the previous month, while two-bedroom rental listing prices held steady to the previous month's median of $1,800.
In Ocala, the typical apartment listed for rent is 10% below the national median. One-bedroom apartment rentals listed 23% below the national median, with two-bedroom rentals listed 23% below.
The median apartment rental prices used in this report are gathered from Zumper, which aggregates over one million active listings posted by brokers and landlords to Zumper's Landlord Platform and third-party listings from MLS providers to calculate median asking rents. Read more about their rent estimate methodology here.
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This article originally appeared on Ocala Star-Banner: Ocala apartments for rent saw slight price decreases since last September
