Rents are 11% below what Sahuarita's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,963 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in Sahuarita usually run 0.8% below trend in December and 0.8% above it in August, about $31 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Sahuarita is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Sahuarita changed +3.2% 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 Sahuarita rose 47% while median household income rose 30% ($80,525 to $104,680). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Sahuarita is 48.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($104,680) is $2,617 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,970); a 3-bedroom is $2,760.
Green Valley, 9 miles away, rents for 25% less ($1,465/mo), about $6,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Sahuarita. 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
Sahuarita, AZ is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 44% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Sahuarita, AZ has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Sahuarita, AZ has shifted from $1,590 to $1,963, up 23.5% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in Sahuarita, AZ now reports about $104,680, up from $91,110 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Sahuarita, AZ adding about 2,338 residents over the five-year window, up 7.0% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 40.8% to 44% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Sahuarita, AZ reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Sahuarita is $1,963/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,350/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,970/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,510/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,760/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($104,680/yr), Sahuarita ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.2% over the past year.
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