ZIP 33579
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 33579 usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 0.9% above it in June, about $43 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 33579 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 33579 changed +4.4% 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 33579 rose 51.2% while median household income rose 36.6% ($85,033 to $116,134). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 33579 is 59.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($116,134) is $2,903 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,900); a 3-bedroom is $3,710.
3rd cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Riverview.
ZIP 33534, 6 miles away, rents for 11% less ($2,272/mo), about $3,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 33579. 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 33579 (Riverview, FL) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 37.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 33579 in Riverview, FL has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 33579 in Riverview, FL has climbed from $1,813 to $2,542, a 40.2% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $90,018 in 2021 to $116,134 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 25.1% since 2021, moving from about 39,551 residents to roughly 49,470. Renters now make up 16.5% of households, compared with 24.7% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 37.4% of adults here, versus 31.6% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 33579 in Riverview, FL market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 33579 covers Riverview, FL. The median rent here is $2,542/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,490/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,900/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($116,134/yr), ZIP 33579 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.3% over the past year.
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