ZIP 33755
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 33755 usually run 0.6% below trend in January and 0.6% above it in May, about $24 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 33755 is 0.6% below its high of $2,005 in June 2025, at $1,993 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 33755 changed +0.3% 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 33755 rose 64.9% while median household income rose 59.6% ($39,406 to $62,886). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 33755 is 65.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($62,886) is $1,572 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,480); a 2-bedroom is $1,720.
6th cheapest of 9 ZIP codes in Clearwater.
ZIP 33765, 2 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,742/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 33755. 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 33755 (Clearwater, FL) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income below the national average, 25.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 33755 in Clearwater, FL has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 33755 in Clearwater, FL has climbed 44.3% since 2021, going from about $1,381 per month to roughly $1,993 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 33755 in Clearwater, FL now reports about $62,886, up from $47,013 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 10.5 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. About 45.2% of households rent today, against 43.3% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 33755 in Clearwater, FL reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 33755 covers Clearwater, FL. The median rent here is $1,993/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,480/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,720/mo.
At 38% of local median household income ($62,886/yr), ZIP 33755 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.3% over the past year.
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At $1,993/mo, rent takes ~38% of ZIP 33755's median household income ($62,886/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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