MarketsTampa
Yearly benchmarkMoves monthlyMoves weeklyNews daily
Tampa skyline

Tampa FL

Current market read
Renter’s market
ConditionSoft
RentersLandlords
The yearly data reads a renter's market, and the recent monthly signals are easing further.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google Search InterestGOOGLE · MONTHLY
Rank
16of 43 metros
No change this month
See the full picture with Pro · $39/month

Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.

Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Cooling
Easing lately, asking rents are slipping, as of Jun 2026.
Job growthBLS · MONTHLY
+0.2%
Hiring, past 12 months
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
7.4%SOFT
Share of rentals sitting empty
Asking rentZILLOW ZORI · MONTHLY
-1.9%
Year over year
Older annual rent growth, Census
TAMPA
+2.7%
US AVG
+4.7%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,776/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
SUPPLY
DEMAND
Jobs+0.2%
Migration+3.08/1k
SUPPLY
Permits+16.2%
Vacancy7.4%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$984/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
$1,776
RENT
$2,760
OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2024
+3.08/1k
Net inflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
For information only. Not investment advice. AI-written summaries can make mistakes.