ZIP 02169
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 02169 usually run 1.3% below trend in February and 1.3% above it in July, about $70 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 02169 is 0.8% below its high of $2,710 in May 2026, at $2,687 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 02169 changed +0.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 140 Massachusetts ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.0%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 02169 rose 28% while median household income rose 32.7% ($72,537 to $96,290). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 02169 is 28.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($96,290) is $2,407 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($2,360); a 1-bedroom is $2,480.
2nd cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Quincy.
ZIP 02170, 1 mile away, rents for 16% less ($2,266/mo), about $5,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 02169. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 02169 (Quincy, MA) is majority renter-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 49.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 02169 in Quincy, MA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 02169 in Quincy, MA has shifted from $2,037 to $2,687, up 31.9% since 2021. Census figures show median household income at $96,290 today, compared with $80,087 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 02169 in Quincy, MA adding about 2,534 residents over the five-year window, up 4.2% on net. The renter share has eased from 60.6% to 59%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 45.6% to 49.8% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 02169 covers Quincy, MA. The median rent here is $2,687/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,480/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,940/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($96,290/yr), ZIP 02169 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.6% over the past year.
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