What is the median rent in Palm River-Clair Mel, FL?

Name: Median rent in Palm River-Clair Mel, FL, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Palm River-Clair Mel, FL is $1,525 (±$140) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,919 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Palm River-Clair Mel, the median gross rent went from $976 in 2015–2019 to $1,525 in 2020–2024 (+56.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,525 (±$140)
Rented homes: 3,919 (±424)
$2,000 or more: 28.9%
Since 2015–2019: +56.3%

How much rent costs in Palm River-Clair Mel

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Palm River-Clair Mel	Hillsborough County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	2.5% (±2.2 points)	3.0%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	17.7% (±5.2 points)	9.9%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	28.7% (±7.4 points)	27.1%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	22.2% (±6.2 points)	29.9%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	17.1% (±6.1 points)	18.0%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	8.1% (±4.7 points)	7.4%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.7% (±4.1 points)	4.7%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 28.7% of renting households.

28.9% of rented homes in Palm River-Clair Mel cost $2,000 or more a month.

Palm River-Clair Mel against Hillsborough County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Palm River-Clair Mel	Hillsborough County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,525 (±$140)	$1,667 (±$14)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	3,919 (±424)	218,976 (±3,606)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Palm River-Clair Mel, median gross rent is lower than in Hillsborough County ($1,667).

It is also lower than in Florida ($1,669).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Hillsborough County, Palm River-Clair Mel ranks 22 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 416 of 793.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Palm River-Clair Mel has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$976 (±$43)	$1,525 (±$140)	+56.3%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	41.1% (±3.4 points)	39.5% (±4.0 points)	−1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.3% (±2.6 points)	5.0% (±2.9 points)	+0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Palm River-Clair Mel

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Palm River-Clair Mel
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Palm River-Clair Mel	—	$1,525 (±$140)	—
Progress Village	2.8 mi	$2,021 (±$227)	Higher
Brandon	5.0 mi	$1,784 (±$29)	Higher
East Lake-Orient Park	5.6 mi	$1,555 (±$76)	Not measurably different
Mango	6.4 mi	$1,277 (±$109)	Lower
Gibsonton	6.7 mi	$1,386 (±$127)	Not measurably different
Tampa	6.9 mi	$1,701 (±$27)	Higher
Bloomingdale	7.9 mi	$2,210 (±$137)	Higher
Temple Terrace	8.2 mi	$1,594 (±$71)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mango, FL ($1,277).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Progress Village, FL ($2,021), Brandon, FL ($1,784), Tampa, FL ($1,701).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Hillsborough County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
16	Brandon	$1,784 (±$29)
17	Town 'n' Country	$1,734 (±$44)
18	Carrollwood	$1,715 (±$56)
19	Tampa	$1,701 (±$27)
20	Temple Terrace	$1,594 (±$71)
21	East Lake-Orient Park	$1,555 (±$76)
22	Palm River-Clair Mel	$1,525 (±$140)
23	Egypt Lake-Leto	$1,482 (±$48)
24	Cheval	$1,442 (±$101)
25	Lake Magdalene	$1,434 (±$60)
26	Ruskin	$1,419 (±$244)
27	Plant City	$1,409 (±$54)
28	Gibsonton	$1,386 (±$127)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Hillsborough County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Palm River-Clair Mel is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Palm River-Clair Mel

What is the average rent in Palm River-Clair Mel, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Palm River-Clair Mel is $1,525 (±$140) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Palm River-Clair Mel?

In Palm River-Clair Mel, the median gross rent went from $976 in 2015–2019 to $1,525 in 2020–2024 (+56.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Palm River-Clair Mel cost more than $2,000 a month?

28.9% of rented homes in Palm River-Clair Mel have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Palm River-Clair Mel higher than in Hillsborough County?

In Palm River-Clair Mel, median gross rent is lower than in Hillsborough County ($1,667).

It is also lower than in Florida ($1,669).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Palm River-Clair Mel CDP, Florida (place:54387, in state:12).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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