ZIP 33444
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
May. Asking rents in ZIP 33444 usually run 1.3% below trend in May and 1.8% above it in December, about $92 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 33444 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 33444 changed +5.3% 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 33444 rose 71.6% while median household income rose 28.6% ($56,722 to $72,925). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 33444 is 76.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 9 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($72,925) is $1,823 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,800); a 2-bedroom is $2,130.
4th cheapest of 5 ZIP codes in Delray Beach.
ZIP 33436, 5 miles away, rents for 25% less ($2,221/mo), about $9,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 33444. 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 33444 (Delray Beach, FL) is roughly split between renters and owners, 37.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 33444 in Delray Beach, FL has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 33444 in Delray Beach, FL paid around $1,926 a month. That figure now sits near $2,981, up 54.8% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $60,706 in 2021 to $72,925 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 33444 in Delray Beach, FL losing about 1,105 residents over the five-year window, down 4.6% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 28.7% to 37.4% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 33444 in Delray Beach, FL market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 33444 covers Delray Beach, FL. The median rent here is $2,981/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,800/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,130/mo.
At 49% of local median household income ($72,925/yr), ZIP 33444 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.3% over the past year.
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At $2,981/mo, rent takes ~49% of ZIP 33444's median household income ($72,925/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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