Rents are 13% below what Tarpon Springs's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,002 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
September. Asking rents in Tarpon Springs usually run 0.7% below trend in September and 1.2% above it in January, about $38 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Tarpon Springs is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in April 2016.
Rent in Tarpon Springs changed +4.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Tarpon Springs rose 54.6% while median household income rose 59% ($50,012 to $79,529). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Tarpon Springs is 64% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($79,529) is $1,988 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,660); a 3-bedroom is $2,130.
Holiday, 3 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,724/mo), about $3,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Tarpon Springs. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Tarpon Springs, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, 34.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Tarpon Springs, FL has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Tarpon Springs, FL has increased from $1,395 to $2,002, a 43.5% change over five years. Median household income rose from $58,328 to $79,529 between 2021 and 2024, a 36.3% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 2.6% since 2021, moving from about 25,138 residents to roughly 25,791. Renters now make up 19% of households, compared with 23% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 34.7% of adults here, versus 32.4% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in Tarpon Springs, FL reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Tarpon Springs is $2,002/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,310/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,660/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,410/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,130/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($79,529/yr), Tarpon Springs ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.0% over the past year.
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