ZIP 34205
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
August. Asking rents in ZIP 34205 usually run 0.5% below trend in August and 0.5% above it in February, about $16 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 34205 is 2.7% below its high of $1,651 in May 2025, at $1,606 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 34205 changed -0.2% 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 34205 rose 60.8% while median household income rose 22.7% ($42,816 to $52,525). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 34205 is 49.3% 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 ($52,525) is $1,313 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($1,140); a 1-bedroom is $1,350.
2nd cheapest of 7 ZIP codes in Bradenton.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 34205. 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 34205 (Bradenton, FL) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 22.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 34205 in Bradenton, FL has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 34205 in Bradenton, FL has shifted from $1,144 to $1,606, up 40.4% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $47,533 to $52,525 between 2021 and 2024, a 10.5% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 34205 in Bradenton, FL adding about 885 residents over the five-year window, up 2.8% on net. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 34205 in Bradenton, FL reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 34205 covers Bradenton, FL. The median rent here is $1,606/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,350/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,570/mo.
At 37% of local median household income ($52,525/yr), ZIP 34205 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.2% over the past year.
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At $1,606/mo, rent takes ~37% of ZIP 34205's median household income ($52,525/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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