ZIP 33316
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
May. Asking rents in ZIP 33316 usually run 0.9% below trend in May and 0.9% above it in February, about $50 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 33316 is 2.4% below its high of $2,821 in February 2026, at $2,752 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 33316 changed +1.4% 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 33316 rose 47.9% while median household income rose 43.2% ($67,477 to $96,641). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 33316 is 50.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($96,641) is $2,416 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,060); a 2-bedroom is $2,530.
8th cheapest of 9 ZIP codes in Fort Lauderdale.
ZIP 33304, 3 miles away, rents for 11% less ($2,459/mo), about $3,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 33316. 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 33316 (Fort Lauderdale, FL) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 55.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 33316 in Fort Lauderdale, FL has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 33316 in Fort Lauderdale, FL has increased from $1,948 to $2,752, a 41.3% change over five years. Median household income rose from $82,973 to $96,641 between 2021 and 2024, a 16.5% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 11.1% since 2021, moving from about 11,194 residents to roughly 12,437. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 33316 in Fort Lauderdale, 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 33316 covers Fort Lauderdale, FL. The median rent here is $2,752/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,060/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,530/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($96,641/yr), ZIP 33316 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.4% over the past year.
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At $2,752/mo, rent takes ~34% of ZIP 33316's median household income ($96,641/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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