Rents are 18% below what Goodyear's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Goodyear's market median, because the published HUD values all ran above it. They are gross rents that include essential utilities (electricity, water, gas, sewer, trash).
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in Goodyear usually run 1.1% below trend in December and 1% above it in July, about $36 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Goodyear is 0.4% below its high of $1,705 in January 2025, at $1,698 as of September 2026.
Rent in Goodyear changed +1.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 45 Arizona cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Goodyear rose 44% while median household income rose 23.2% ($83,866 to $103,319). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Goodyear is 37.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($103,319) is $2,583 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,395); a 3-bedroom is $3,220.
Youngtown, 12 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,429/mo), about $3,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Goodyear. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Goodyear, AZ is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 4.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Goodyear, AZ has changed in 5 years
Rent in Goodyear, AZ has climbed 14.0% since 2021, going from about $1,490 per month to roughly $1,698 today. Household income in the area moved from $91,073 to $103,319 across the same window, up 13.4% versus 2021. Headcount in the area went from 93,651 to 590 between 2021 and 2024, a 99.4% change. About 27.4% of households rent today, against 21.2% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher slipped from 33.4% to 4.3%. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Goodyear, AZ look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Goodyear is $1,698/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,223/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,562/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,344/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,100/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($103,319/yr), Goodyear ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.9% over the past year.
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