ZIP 35216
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 35216 is 0.7% below its high of $1,267 in July 2026, at $1,258 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 35216 changed +2.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 84 Alabama ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.1%.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($74,525) is $1,863 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,590); a 3-bedroom is $1,990.
ZIP 35205, 5 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,067/mo), about $2,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 35216. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 35216 (Vestavia Hills, AL) is majority owner-occupied, 55.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 35216 in Vestavia Hills, AL has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 35216 in Vestavia Hills, AL has shifted from $1,096 to $1,258, up 14.8% since 2022. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $65,803 in 2021 to $74,525 more recently. Census counts show ZIP 35216 in Vestavia Hills, AL losing about 4,502 residents over the five-year window, down 11.6% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 52.6% to 55.8% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 35216 in Vestavia Hills, AL market of 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 35216 covers Vestavia Hills, AL. The median rent here is $1,258/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,074/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,177/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($74,525/yr), ZIP 35216 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.3% over the past year.
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