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Tampa FL
Covers Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater.
Current market read
Renter’s market
ConditionSoft
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 searchabout 8,100 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 8,100 searches in July 2026, for Tampa on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →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 Aug 2026.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
-1.2%
▼ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +2.7% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,776/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · TampaNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, today.● softer● neutral● firmer
Housing, taxes central in Tampa House raceCarillon apartment complex sells at a loss after post-Covid boomColumn: How insurance costs are undermining Tampa’s affordable housing pipelineView all 8 Tampa news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Weak demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.9%
Migration 2025-0.45/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+16.2%
Vacancy 20247.3%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$1,077/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,776 · own $2,853
$1,776RENT
$2,853OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
−0.45/1k
▼ Net outflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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