ZIP 33544
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 33544 usually run 1.2% below trend in January and 1% above it in July, about $46 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 33544 is 3.5% below its high of $2,157 in August 2022, at $2,081 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 33544 changed -1.7% 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 33544 rose 42.9% while median household income rose 24.3% ($84,122 to $104,573). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 33544 is 36.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($104,573) is $2,614 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,260); a 2-bedroom is $2,640.
1st cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Wesley Chapel.
ZIP 33647, 9 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,805/mo), about $3,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 33544. 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 33544 (Wesley Chapel, FL) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 41.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 33544 in Wesley Chapel, FL has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 33544 in Wesley Chapel, FL stood at $1,670 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,081, reflecting a 24.6% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $91,647 to $104,573 between 2021 and 2024, a 14.1% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 5.8% since 2021, moving from about 28,270 residents to roughly 29,901. Renters now make up 32.9% of households, compared with 30.6% five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 33544 in Wesley Chapel, 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 33544 covers Wesley Chapel, FL. The median rent here is $2,081/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,653/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,931/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($104,573/yr), ZIP 33544 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.7% over the past year.
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At $2,081/mo, rent takes ~24% of ZIP 33544's median household income ($104,573/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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