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ZIP Code Tabulation Area

ZIP area 32179, Marion County, Florida: rent, home value and fair market rent

ZCTA 32179 is the U.S. Census Bureau's statistical area for ZIP code 32179, in Marion County, Florida. It has about 4,120 occupied homes, 17.6% of them renter-occupied (Census ACS 2020-2024).

Official sourcesData as of: Census ACS 2020-2024 · HUD SAFMR FY2027 · FHFA HPI 2025

Census American Community Survey

Key figures for ZIP area 32179

Census ACS five-year estimates for ZCTA 32179, 2020–2024.

Median gross rent
$1,000 per monthRenter homes paying cash rent; rent plus utilities · Census table B25064
Median home value
$176,000Owner-occupied homes; the owner's estimate · Census table B25077
Median household income
$46,500 per yearAll households; 2024 dollars · Census table B19013
Renter-occupied homes
17.6% of occupied homesCensus table B25003
Occupied homes
About 4,120Rounded to tens · Census table B25003
Rental vacancy rate
8.9%Vacant for rent, share of the rental inventory · Census table B25004

HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents

HUD fair market rents for ZIP 32179, fiscal year 2027

Fiscal year starting October 1, 2026. HUD's ZIP-level estimates at the 40th percentile of recent movers' gross rents, used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards in HUD-designated areas or where a housing agency opts in: a program benchmark, not the typical rent.

Small Area Fair Market Rents, ZIP 32179, fiscal year 2027 (HUD)
Home sizeFair market rent per month
Studio (no bedroom)$1,050
1 bedroom$1,060
2 bedrooms$1,240
3 bedrooms$1,620
4 bedrooms$1,720

FHFA House Price Index (developmental)

House price trend in ZIP 32179: FHFA index for 2025

From repeat sales and refinancings of single-family homes; it can be revised. Data as of March 31, 2026.

Change over five years, 2020–2025
+85.2%

Derived, not official statistics

MyInversorAI indicators for ZIP 32179 (derived, not official statistics)

Calculated from the medians above, which describe different groups; no margin of error is computed for them.

Estimated gross annual yield
6.8%MyInversorAI estimate: 12 × median rent ÷ median value.
Price-to-income ratio
3.8MyInversorAI estimate: median value ÷ median income.
Rent-to-income ratio
25.8%MyInversorAI estimate: 12 × median rent ÷ median income.At or below HUD's 30% cost-burden line.

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ZIP area and state

ZIP 32179 compared with Florida

Difference calculated by MyInversorAI.

Census ACS 2020-2024 medians: ZIP 32179 and Florida
MedianZIP 32179FloridaDifference
Gross rent (per month)$1,000$1,669−40%
Home value$176,000$359,000−51%
Household income (per year)$46,500$74,568−38%

Within the state

Where ZIP 32179 ranks in Florida

Among the ZIP areas of Florida with a published value; ranked by MyInversorAI.

  • Median gross rent: tied with 5 others for 94th lowest of 853 ZIP areas, below 88% of the others.
  • Median home value: tied with 3 others for 97th lowest of 898 ZIP areas, below 88% of the others.
  • Median household income: tied with 1 other for 63rd lowest of 906 ZIP areas, below 93% of the others.
  • Rental vacancy rate: tied with 9 others for 241st highest of 736 ZIP areas, above 66% of the others.

Same main county

ZIP areas of Marion County with the closest median rent

Main county by area (Census 2020 ZCTA to County Relationship File).

Census ACS 2020-2024 medians of other ZIP areas
ZIP areaMedian gross rentRent vs ZIP 32179Median home valueValue vs ZIP 32179Gross yield (MyInversorAI estimate)
ZIP 34481$1,240+$240$257,000+$81,0005.8%
ZIP 34491$1,220+$220$274,000+$98,0005.3%
ZIP 34420$1,140+$140$222,000+$46,0006.2%
ZIP 34470$1,140+$140$190,000+$14,0007.2%
ZIP 34488$1,120+$120$90,000−$86,00014.9%
ZIP 32784$1,020+$20$273,000+$97,0004.5%
ZIP 34432$1,010+$10$248,000+$72,0004.9%
ZIP 34482$990−$10$271,000+$95,0004.4%
ZIP 34431$980−$20$216,000+$40,0005.4%
ZIP 34475$880−$120$222,000+$46,0004.8%

Quotable facts

Key facts about ZIP 32179

  • In ZIP Code Tabulation Area 32179, the median gross rent was $1,000 a month and the median home value $176,000 in the Census ACS 2020-2024.
  • Its median household income was $46,500 a year, and most of its roughly 4,120 occupied homes were owner-occupied, with renters in 17.6%.
  • Its median gross rent is 40% lower than the Florida median ($1,669).
  • Its median home value is 51% lower than the Florida median ($359,000).
  • HUD's two-bedroom fair market rent in ZIP 32179 (fiscal year 2027) is $1,240 a month, 24% above the ACS median gross rent ($1,000).
  • FHFA's developmental index for ZIP 32179 rose 1.5% in 2025 and 85.2% over five years.
  • Its ACS rental vacancy rate was 8.9%, higher than in 66% of the other 735 Florida ZIP areas with a published rate.
  • Its median household income is tied with 1 other for the 63rd lowest of the 906 Florida ZIP areas with a published figure.

Sources and method

Where the figures come from

Rounded: ZIP-level ACS rents to $10, values to $1,000 and incomes to $100; state medians as published. No private listing data, forecasts or scores.

Caveats

Before you use these figures

A ZIP Code Tabulation Area does not always cover the same homes as the USPS ZIP code. Census medians with a coefficient of variation above 30%, or top- or bottom-coded, are not shown. Fair market rents are a HUD benchmark, not the typical rent. The main county holds the largest part of the area, not necessarily most residents.

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