ZIP 33602
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 33602 usually run 0.7% below trend in December and 0.8% above it in August, about $40 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 33602 is 0% below its high of $2,693 in May 2025, at $2,692 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 33602 changed +1.1% 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 33602 rose 40.7% while median household income rose 33.6% ($72,824 to $97,320). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 33602 is 41.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($97,320) is $2,433 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($2,390); a 1-bedroom is $2,550.
15th cheapest of 16 ZIP codes in Tampa.
ZIP 33605, 2 miles away, rents for 29% less ($1,911/mo), about $9,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 33602. 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 33602 (Tampa, FL) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 62.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 33602 in Tampa, FL has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 33602 in Tampa, FL stood at $2,036 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,692, reflecting a 32.2% increase over the period. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 33602 in Tampa, FL now reports about $97,320, up from $82,755 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 33.7% since 2021, moving from about 16,044 residents to roughly 21,452. Renters now make up 72.9% of households, compared with 65.5% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 62.2% of adults here, versus 58.1% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 33602 in Tampa, FL reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 33602 covers Tampa, FL. The median rent here is $2,692/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,550/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,970/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($97,320/yr), ZIP 33602 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.1% over the past year.
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