ZIP 33756
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in ZIP 33756 usually run 0.9% below trend in November and 0.8% above it in May, about $31 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 33756 is 3.3% below its high of $1,895 in August 2025, at $1,832 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 33756 changed -2.3% 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 33756 rose 73.1% while median household income rose 39.8% ($44,271 to $61,872). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 33756 is 67.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($61,872) is $1,547 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,520); a 2-bedroom is $1,770.
3rd cheapest of 9 ZIP codes in Clearwater.
ZIP 33771, 3 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,614/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 33756. 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 33756 (Clearwater, FL) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 29.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 33756 in Clearwater, FL has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 33756 in Clearwater, FL has increased by $551 per month, settling near $1,832 after starting the period at $1,281. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 33756 in Clearwater, FL now reports about $61,872, up from $49,911 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 19.0 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 32,899 to 32,201 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.1% change. About 38.9% of households rent today, against 41% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 33756 in Clearwater, FL reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 33756 covers Clearwater, FL. The median rent here is $1,832/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,520/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,770/mo.
At 36% of local median household income ($61,872/yr), ZIP 33756 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 2.3% over the past year.
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