ZIP 32205
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 32205 usually run 0.6% below trend in December and 0.5% above it in May, about $18 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 32205 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 32205 changed +3.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 623 Florida ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 32205 rose 45.4% while median household income rose 38.9% ($46,649 to $64,789). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 32205 is 47.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($64,789) is $1,620 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,510); a 3-bedroom is $1,860.
17th cheapest of 29 ZIP codes in Jacksonville.
ZIP 32210, 3 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,375/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 32205. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 32205 (Jacksonville, FL) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income below the national average, 37.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 32205 in Jacksonville, FL has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 32205 in Jacksonville, FL has shifted from $1,186 to $1,621, up 36.7% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $53,488 in 2021 to $64,789 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 32205 in Jacksonville, FL losing about 2,250 residents over the five-year window, down 7.2% on net. The renter share has eased from 47.9% to 45.2%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 34.2% to 37.9% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 32205 in Jacksonville, FL market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 32205 covers Jacksonville, FL. The median rent here is $1,621/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,260/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,510/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($64,789/yr), ZIP 32205 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.5% over the past year.
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