ZIP 32606
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 32606 usually run 1.3% below trend in February and 0.8% above it in August, about $37 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 32606 is 0.1% below its high of $1,769 in April 2026, at $1,768 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 32606 changed +2.1% 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 32606 rose 29.9% while median household income rose 25.7% ($69,974 to $87,953). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 32606 is 32.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($87,953) is $2,199 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,890); a 3-bedroom is $2,360.
5th cheapest of 6 ZIP codes in Gainesville.
ZIP 32607, 3 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,517/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 32606. 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 32606 (Gainesville, FL) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large retiree population, 57.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 32606 in Gainesville, FL has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 32606 in Gainesville, FL paid around $1,354 a month. That figure now sits near $1,768, up 30.6% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $66,777 to $87,953 between 2021 and 2024, a 31.7% shift. Census counts show ZIP 32606 in Gainesville, FL losing about 660 residents over the five-year window, down 2.8% on net. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 32606 in Gainesville, 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 32606 covers Gainesville, FL. The median rent here is $1,768/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,580/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,890/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($87,953/yr), ZIP 32606 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.1% over the past year.
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At $1,768/mo, rent takes ~24% of ZIP 32606's median household income ($87,953/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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