ZIP 33716
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in ZIP 33716 usually run 0.9% below trend in November and 0.6% above it in July, about $26 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 33716 is 2.8% below its high of $1,762 in July 2022, at $1,712 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 33716 changed +1.3% 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 33716 rose 33.4% while median household income rose 32.3% ($56,867 to $75,226). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 33716 is 33.2% 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 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($75,226) is $1,881 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,180).
1st cheapest of 14 ZIP codes in Saint Petersburg.
ZIP 33760, 5 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,489/mo), about $2,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 33716. 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 33716 (Saint Petersburg, FL) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 45.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 33716 in Saint Petersburg, FL has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 33716 in Saint Petersburg, FL has increased by $320 per month, settling near $1,712 after starting the period at $1,392. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 33716 in Saint Petersburg, FL now reports about $75,226, up from $63,434 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 4.4 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 18,396 to 19,328 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.1% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 43.2% to 45.4%. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 33716 in Saint Petersburg, FL reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 33716 covers Saint Petersburg, FL. The median rent here is $1,712/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,365/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,589/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($75,226/yr), ZIP 33716 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.3% over the past year.
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At $1,712/mo, rent takes ~27% of ZIP 33716's median household income ($75,226/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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