ZIP 32246
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 32246 usually run 0.7% below trend in February and 0.6% above it in July, about $23 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 32246 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 32246 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 32246 rose 30.4% while median household income rose 34.9% ($60,038 to $80,963). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 32246 is 30.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($80,963) is $2,024 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,710); a 2-bedroom is $2,050.
20th cheapest of 29 ZIP codes in Jacksonville.
ZIP 32216, 4 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,512/mo), about $2,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 32246. 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 32246 (Jacksonville, FL) is roughly split between renters and owners, 39.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 32246 in Jacksonville, FL has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 32246 in Jacksonville, FL has climbed by $319 per month, settling near $1,750 after starting the period at $1,431. Median household income grew from $68,500 to $80,963 between 2021 and 2024, a 18.2% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 4.1 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 56,222 to 62,562 between 2021 and 2024, a 11.3% change. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 32246 in Jacksonville, 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
ZIP code 32246 covers Jacksonville, FL. The median rent here is $1,750/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,710/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,050/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($80,963/yr), ZIP 32246 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.4% over the past year.
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