ZIP 33606
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in ZIP 33606 usually run 1.1% below trend in November and 1.1% above it in August, about $51 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 33606 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 33606 changed +4.5% 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 33606 rose 49.7% while median household income rose 49.3% ($80,878 to $120,729). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 33606 is 54.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($120,729) is $3,018 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,770); a 3-bedroom is $3,540.
12th cheapest of 16 ZIP codes in Tampa.
ZIP 33605, 3 miles away, rents for 18% less ($1,911/mo), about $5,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 33606. 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 33606 (Tampa, FL) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 77.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 33606 in Tampa, FL has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 33606 in Tampa, FL has shifted from $1,659 to $2,338, up 40.9% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 33606 in Tampa, FL now reports about $120,729, up from $100,386 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 33606 in Tampa, FL adding about 3,289 residents over the five-year window, up 15.5% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 74.6% to 77.8% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 33606 in Tampa, FL reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 33606 covers Tampa, FL. The median rent here is $2,338/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,380/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,770/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($120,729/yr), ZIP 33606 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.5% over the past year.
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At $2,338/mo, rent takes ~23% of ZIP 33606's median household income ($120,729/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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