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Updated April 19, 2026

Average Rent in ST Petersburg FL

10 apartment buildings, 87 units. Real prices pulled from each property's leasing system this morning.

Avg Rent

$2,737/mo

market average

Cheapest

$1,937/mo

930 Central Flats

Properties

10

tracked daily

Units

87

available now

Analysis

Rent Price Breakdown

Compare pricing across all 10 properties in ST Petersburg FL.

Average Rent by Property

Starting Price vs Average

Rent by Bedroom Count

Price per Square Foot

ST Petersburg FL Rent Prices

All 10 properties ranked by lowest available rent.

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ST Petersburg FL Average Rent Prices 2026

The average rent in ST Petersburg FL is $2,737 per month, based on 87 units across 10 apartment communities. Prices range from $1,937 at 930 Central Flats to $2,454 at Camden Pier District Apartments.

Average Rent by Bedroom Type

Type Avg Rent Starting From Units
Studio $2,193/mo $1,937/mo 23
1 Bed $2,505/mo $2,195/mo 35
2 Bed $3,516/mo $3,030/mo 27
3 Bed $2,544/mo $2,439/mo 2

Every price comes directly from each property's leasing system, updated that morning. Request a neighborhood we don't cover and we add it within 24 hours.

What salary do I need to live comfortably in ST Petersburg FL?

Built on the 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Minimum to afford average rent

$109,000/year

30 percent rule — using our average rent of $2,737/mo.

Comfortable income

$131,000/year

25 percent rule — leaves more room for savings, transport, and groceries.

To afford the cheapest tracked apartment ($1,937/mo), you need to earn at least $77,000/year.

Median household income in ST Petersburg FL is $73,118 — about 44% below the comfortable-living threshold.

Cost of living in ST Petersburg FL

Overall prices in ST Petersburg FL runs above the national average by about 2% (BEA Regional Price Parity index 102.5, where 100 equals the U.S. average). The breakdown below estimates monthly costs for a single adult, using national consumer-spending baselines from the Bureau of Labor Statistics scaled by ST Petersburg FL's regional price parities.

Category Monthly estimate
Rent (market average) $2,737
Utilities $531
Groceries $534
Transportation $1,265
Healthcare $617
Other goods and services $988
Estimated total $6,673/mo

Population

260,646

Median household income

$73,118

Median age

43.1

Mean commute

25 min

Methodology

† Rent data is sourced directly from each tracked apartment community and refreshed every 24 hours. Every listed unit price on this page is real and listed today.

Cost of living estimates for utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, and other goods and services combine national consumer-spending baselines from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Expenditure Survey) with the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (MARPP dataset). Both are peer-reviewed federal data releases published annually.

Salary to live comfortably applies the standard 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income rule on top of the listed rent. This is the same affordability guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Demographic figures (median household income, population, median age, commute time) come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates, the most recent complete release.

Cost of living and demographic figures were last published in 2023.

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