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HUD rent dataTampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA

3-bedroom gross-rent benchmark

$2,527 / month

-0.2% from FY2025.

FY2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025

Includes tenant-paid utilities. A benchmark, not an approved rent or property-specific estimate.

Published rent benchmarks

FY2025
$2,533
FY2026
$2,527
FY2027
$2,448

Published schedules for the selected bedroom count. Benchmark changes are not a forecast.

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA · Monthly gross rents
Bedroom countFY2025FY2026 · currentFY2027 · upcoming
Studio$1,566$1,593$1,597
1 bedroom$1,686$1,696$1,648
2 bedrooms$1,978$1,977$1,917
3 bedrooms$2,533$2,527$2,448
4 bedrooms$3,082$3,077$2,977

FY2026 HUD area coverage: Hernando County, FL; Hillsborough County, FL; Pasco County, FL; Pinellas County, FL. ZIP schedules may cover portions of this area.

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Monthly HUD gross-rent benchmarks, including tenant-paid utilities. Choose 2–4 ZIPs to compare.

208 ZIP codes across published schedules

ZIP rent table
FY2026 monthly gross rents by ZIP. Missing observations are unavailable.
ZIPStudio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,740$1,860$2,160$2,770$3,360
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,500$1,600$1,860$2,380$2,890
$1,900$2,020$2,360$3,020$3,670
$1,090$1,160$1,350$1,730$2,100
$1,480$1,580$1,840$2,350$2,860
$1,100$1,180$1,370$1,750$2,130
$1,480$1,580$1,840$2,350$2,860
$1,020$1,080$1,260$1,610$1,960
$1,450$1,560$1,830$2,340$2,850
$1,460$1,550$1,810$2,310$2,820
$1,480$1,580$1,840$2,350$2,860
$1,480$1,580$1,840$2,350$2,860
$1,060$1,130$1,320$1,690$2,050
$1,390$1,480$1,720$2,200$2,680
$1,180$1,260$1,470$1,880$2,290
$2,200$2,340$2,730$3,490$4,250
$2,130$2,260$2,640$3,380$4,110
$2,240$2,380$2,780$3,550$4,330
$2,390$2,540$2,970$3,790$4,620
$2,030$2,160$2,520$3,220$3,920
$1,690$1,800$2,100$2,680$3,270
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,800$1,910$2,230$2,850$3,470
$1,520$1,620$1,890$2,420$2,940
$1,600$1,700$1,980$2,530$3,080
$1,340$1,420$1,660$2,120$2,580
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,250$1,330$1,550$1,980$2,410
$1,450$1,540$1,800$2,300$2,800
$1,410$1,500$1,750$2,240$2,720
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$2,150$2,290$2,670$3,410$4,160
$1,320$1,410$1,640$2,100$2,550
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$2,210$2,350$2,740$3,500$4,260
$1,800$1,910$2,230$2,850$3,470
$1,130$1,220$1,440$1,830$2,240
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,140$1,220$1,420$1,820$2,210
$1,850$1,960$2,290$2,930$3,560
$2,340$2,490$2,900$3,710$4,510
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,500$1,600$1,860$2,380$2,890
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,170$1,240$1,450$1,850$2,260
$1,480$1,580$1,840$2,350$2,860
$1,880$2,000$2,330$2,980$3,630
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$2,390$2,550$2,970$3,800$4,620
$870$930$1,080$1,350$1,610
$1,320$1,410$1,640$2,100$2,550
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$2,390$2,550$2,970$3,800$4,620
$1,480$1,570$1,830$2,340$2,850
$1,540$1,640$1,910$2,440$2,970
$1,320$1,410$1,640$2,100$2,550
$2,230$2,380$2,770$3,540$4,310
$1,960$2,080$2,430$3,110$3,780
$1,930$2,060$2,400$3,070$3,740
$1,390$1,480$1,730$2,210$2,690
$2,010$2,140$2,490$3,180$3,880
$1,410$1,500$1,750$2,240$2,720
$1,440$1,540$1,790$2,290$2,790
$1,660$1,770$2,060$2,630$3,210
$1,850$1,960$2,290$2,930$3,560
$1,850$1,970$2,300$2,940$3,580
$1,620$1,720$2,010$2,570$3,130
$1,490$1,590$1,850$2,370$2,880
$1,800$1,910$2,230$2,850$3,470
$1,520$1,610$1,880$2,410$2,930
$2,390$2,550$2,970$3,800$4,620
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,780$1,900$2,210$2,830$3,440
$1,950$2,080$2,420$3,090$3,770
$2,220$2,360$2,750$3,520$4,280
$1,870$1,990$2,320$2,970$3,610
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,850$1,960$2,290$2,930$3,560
$1,890$2,010$2,340$2,990$3,640
$1,590$1,690$1,970$2,520$3,070
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$2,020$2,150$2,510$3,210$3,910
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,640$1,740$2,030$2,600$3,160
$1,740$1,850$2,160$2,760$3,360
$1,610$1,720$2,000$2,560$3,110
$1,720$1,830$2,130$2,720$3,310
$1,490$1,590$1,850$2,370$2,880
$1,630$1,730$2,020$2,580$3,140
$1,710$1,820$2,120$2,710$3,300
$1,520$1,620$1,890$2,420$2,940
$2,020$2,150$2,510$3,210$3,910
$1,450$1,540$1,800$2,300$2,800
$1,670$1,780$2,070$2,650$3,220
$1,830$1,950$2,270$2,900$3,530
$1,530$1,640$1,920$2,460$2,990
$1,500$1,600$1,860$2,380$2,890
$1,390$1,480$1,730$2,210$2,690
$2,390$2,550$2,970$3,800$4,620
$2,180$2,320$2,700$3,450$4,200
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$2,020$2,150$2,510$3,210$3,910
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,390$1,480$1,720$2,200$2,680
$1,430$1,520$1,770$2,260$2,750
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,880$2,000$2,330$2,980$3,630
$1,630$1,730$2,020$2,580$3,140
$1,790$1,900$2,220$2,840$3,460
$1,850$1,970$2,300$2,940$3,580
$1,500$1,600$1,860$2,380$2,890
$1,710$1,820$2,120$2,710$3,300
$1,660$1,770$2,060$2,630$3,210
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$2,130$2,260$2,640$3,380$4,110
$1,490$1,590$1,850$2,370$2,880
$1,490$1,590$1,850$2,370$2,880
$1,570$1,670$1,950$2,490$3,030
$1,640$1,750$2,040$2,610$3,170
$1,530$1,630$1,900$2,430$2,960
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$2,350$2,500$2,910$3,720$4,530
$1,910$2,030$2,370$3,030$3,690
$1,680$1,790$2,090$2,670$3,250
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,340$1,420$1,660$2,120$2,580
$1,840$1,960$2,280$2,910$3,550
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,780$1,900$2,210$2,830$3,440
$2,390$2,550$2,970$3,800$4,620
$1,390$1,400$1,700$2,300$2,850
$1,380$1,380$1,680$2,270$2,820
$1,260$1,290$1,550$2,060$2,530
$1,140$1,140$1,390$1,880$2,330
$990$1,000$1,240$1,720$2,040
$1,180$1,250$1,460$1,870$2,270
$1,320$1,410$1,640$2,100$2,550
$1,330$1,420$1,650$2,110$2,570
$1,270$1,360$1,580$2,020$2,460
$1,330$1,420$1,650$2,110$2,570
$1,300$1,380$1,610$2,060$2,510
$1,380$1,470$1,710$2,190$2,660
$1,350$1,440$1,680$2,150$2,610
$1,630$1,730$2,020$2,580$3,140
$1,360$1,450$1,690$2,160$2,630
$1,330$1,420$1,650$2,110$2,570
$1,300$1,380$1,610$2,060$2,510
$1,200$1,260$1,490$1,940$2,350
$1,330$1,420$1,650$2,110$2,570
$1,900$2,020$2,360$3,020$3,670
$2,390$2,540$2,960$3,780$4,610
$2,010$2,140$2,490$3,180$3,880
$1,340$1,420$1,660$2,120$2,580
$1,350$1,430$1,670$2,130$2,600
$1,610$1,720$2,000$2,560$3,110
$1,790$1,900$2,220$2,840$3,460
$1,480$1,580$1,840$2,350$2,860
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,120$1,190$1,390$1,770$2,120
$1,330$1,420$1,650$2,110$2,570
$1,460$1,550$1,810$2,310$2,820
$1,430$1,520$1,770$2,260$2,750
$1,480$1,580$1,840$2,350$2,860
$1,480$1,580$1,840$2,350$2,860
$1,570$1,670$1,950$2,490$3,030
$1,340$1,430$1,660$2,130$2,590
$1,480$1,580$1,840$2,350$2,860
$1,720$1,830$2,130$2,720$3,310
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,720$1,830$2,130$2,720$3,310
$1,740$1,850$2,160$2,760$3,360
$1,930$2,050$2,390$3,060$3,720
$1,540$1,640$1,910$2,440$2,970
$1,340$1,420$1,660$2,120$2,580
$1,350$1,440$1,680$2,150$2,610
$1,470$1,560$1,820$2,330$2,830
$1,480$1,580$1,840$2,350$2,860
$1,810$1,930$2,250$2,880$3,500
$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,540$3,100
$1,590$1,690$1,970$2,520$3,070

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Local rental households

2020–2024 ACS 5-year. County figures describe the named county, not the entire HUD rental area. County choices follow the current HUD area.

Hernando County, Florida

Rental households

Rental households
14,400
Share of occupied homes rented
17.5%

Rent burden

Spend 30%+ of income on rent
55.8%
Spend 50%+ of income on rent
26.3%

Among renter households with a calculated rent-to-income ratio.

Rental housing types

Single-unit homes
58.4%
Buildings with 2–4 units
10.3%
Buildings with 5+ units
21.0%
Other rental homes
10.3%
Estimates & uncertainty
Hernando County, Florida · 2020–2024 ACS 5-year · 90% margins of error
MeasureEstimateMargin of error
Rental households14,400±872
Share of occupied homes rented17.5%±1.0 percentage points
Spend 30%+ of income on rent55.8%±3.8 percentage points
Spend 50%+ of income on rent26.3%±2.9 percentage points
Single-unit homes58.4%±4.0 percentage points
Buildings with 2–4 units10.3%±2.6 percentage points
Buildings with 5+ units21.0%±3.2 percentage points
Other rental homes10.3%±2.2 percentage points

Sampling estimates, not exact counts. Margins of error for derived percentages follow Census guidance. Small differences may not be meaningful.

Hillsborough County, Florida

Rental households

Rental households
224,630
Share of occupied homes rented
38.5%

Rent burden

Spend 30%+ of income on rent
57.9%
Spend 50%+ of income on rent
29.3%

Among renter households with a calculated rent-to-income ratio.

Rental housing types

Single-unit homes
29.2%
Buildings with 2–4 units
12.8%
Buildings with 5+ units
52.5%
Other rental homes
5.6%
Estimates & uncertainty
Hillsborough County, Florida · 2020–2024 ACS 5-year · 90% margins of error
MeasureEstimateMargin of error
Rental households224,630±3,604
Share of occupied homes rented38.5%±0.6 percentage points
Spend 30%+ of income on rent57.9%±1.2 percentage points
Spend 50%+ of income on rent29.3%±1.0 percentage points
Single-unit homes29.2%±1.1 percentage points
Buildings with 2–4 units12.8%±0.7 percentage points
Buildings with 5+ units52.5%±1.1 percentage points
Other rental homes5.6%±0.5 percentage points

Sampling estimates, not exact counts. Margins of error for derived percentages follow Census guidance. Small differences may not be meaningful.

Pasco County, Florida

Rental households

Rental households
57,342
Share of occupied homes rented
24.3%

Rent burden

Spend 30%+ of income on rent
54.6%
Spend 50%+ of income on rent
26.6%

Among renter households with a calculated rent-to-income ratio.

Rental housing types

Single-unit homes
49.0%
Buildings with 2–4 units
9.4%
Buildings with 5+ units
31.2%
Other rental homes
10.4%
Estimates & uncertainty
Pasco County, Florida · 2020–2024 ACS 5-year · 90% margins of error
MeasureEstimateMargin of error
Rental households57,342±1,919
Share of occupied homes rented24.3%±0.8 percentage points
Spend 30%+ of income on rent54.6%±2.3 percentage points
Spend 50%+ of income on rent26.6%±2.1 percentage points
Single-unit homes49.0%±2.0 percentage points
Buildings with 2–4 units9.4%±1.1 percentage points
Buildings with 5+ units31.2%±1.9 percentage points
Other rental homes10.4%±0.9 percentage points

Sampling estimates, not exact counts. Margins of error for derived percentages follow Census guidance. Small differences may not be meaningful.

Pinellas County, Florida

Rental households

Rental households
130,561
Share of occupied homes rented
30.5%

Rent burden

Spend 30%+ of income on rent
60.1%
Spend 50%+ of income on rent
30.7%

Among renter households with a calculated rent-to-income ratio.

Rental housing types

Single-unit homes
27.6%
Buildings with 2–4 units
15.0%
Buildings with 5+ units
53.7%
Other rental homes
3.8%
Estimates & uncertainty
Pinellas County, Florida · 2020–2024 ACS 5-year · 90% margins of error
MeasureEstimateMargin of error
Rental households130,561±2,312
Share of occupied homes rented30.5%±0.5 percentage points
Spend 30%+ of income on rent60.1%±1.5 percentage points
Spend 50%+ of income on rent30.7%±1.3 percentage points
Single-unit homes27.6%±1.1 percentage points
Buildings with 2–4 units15.0%±0.8 percentage points
Buildings with 5+ units53.7%±1.4 percentage points
Other rental homes3.8%±0.5 percentage points

Sampling estimates, not exact counts. Margins of error for derived percentages follow Census guidance. Small differences may not be meaningful.

Census sources & definitions

2020–2024 ACS 5-year combines five years of survey responses. These are period estimates, not current asking rents. Rental households include renter-occupied units; building types describe the building containing the rental. The other category includes mobile homes, boats, RVs and similar housing.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, tables B25003, B25070 and B25032. Statistical guidance. Data checked Sep 22, 2026. Rental Wire is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Census Bureau.

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Upfront cash
$53,500
Sources, dates & coverage

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA. HUD area ID: METRO45300M45300. Coverage: Hernando County, FL; Hillsborough County, FL; Pasco County, FL; Pinellas County, FL.

HUD gross-rent benchmarks include tenant-paid basic utilities, excluding phone, cable and internet. They are not asking-rent quotes, approved Section 8 rents or housing-authority payment standards.

FY2025 area source (effective Oct 1, 2024; source version Apr 28, 2025) · FY2026 area source (effective Oct 1, 2025; source version May 21, 2026) · FY2027 area source (effective Oct 1, 2026).

ZIP schedules: FY2025 · FY2026 · FY2027. SAFMR methodology.

HUD data checked Sep 22, 2026. Changes can reflect methodology and geographic coverage as well as rents. Missing or non-comparable observations remain unavailable. Future schedules are labelled upcoming.

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